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The ATP Chennai event is a victory for age over beauty so far. Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic, who turns 40 next month, put Ernests Gulbis to the sword–using two tiebreaks to do so, of course. He is joined in the semis by Belgium’s Steve Darcis, who turns 35 in March. Darcis beat Malek Jazri in straight […] READ MORE
The 2018 edition of the Fed Cup begins Saturday with two singles matches across the four World Group ties. The draws for the matchups have been revealed and we take a look at how each set of contests should go: Fed Cup World Group Belarus vs Germany Match 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs Tatjana Maria Their styles couldn’t […] READ MORE
The Fed Cup is a unique and wonderful tournament. It provides some of the most open, exciting matches in the year, as well as giving the game’s future stars a platform from which to make their mark on the big stage. This weekend will see the return of this prestigious tournament, with ties set to […] READ MORE
There were many reasons to love the Davis Cup semi-finals last weekend: the closeness of the competition, as both semi-finals went to the final day (and in the case of Belgium–Australia to the final rubber); the frenzied but still friendly support provided by the supporters of all four nations, particularly the few dozen Aussie “Fanatics” […] READ MORE
As the Davis Cup semifinals get underway on Friday, players from all over the world will be competing for much more than ranking points. Representing your country brings added pressure that is understandably tough to deal with. One player who thrives off of the Davis Cup pressure is Australia’s Nick Kyrgios. Kyrgios is 9-0 in […] READ MORE
Team Belgium Belgium comes in to this Davis Cup as the #7 seed, with essentially the same team that led them to a runner-up finish in 2015. Steve Darcis was the first-round hero for the Belgians, defeating two higher ranked players in singles–including a four set victory over young sensation Alexander Zverev. The Belgians also […] READ MORE
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