USA 3, BELGIUM 0 Venue: Curb Event Center, Nashville, USA (hard - indoor) The United States is the first team to advance to the semi-finals, eliminating defending Davis Cup finalist Belgium as Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock defeated Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 5-7, 7-6(1), 7-6(3), 6-4 to clinch the tie, 3-0, on Saturday evening in three hours. "It feels great. My partner was awesome out there," Harrison said on court after the match. "I was up and down today and he was pretty consistent and helped me get through it. We have a great team. We have a lot of options that can really pull us through and I think we all do our part." The 32-time Davis Cup...
SPAIN 1, GERMANY 1 Venue: Plaza de Toros de Valencia, Valencia, ESP (clay- outdoor) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal returned to action for the first time since the Australian Open on Friday, beating Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in Valencia. The Spaniard hit 28 forehand winners throughout the two-hour, 33-minute clash at the bullring venue to score his 23rd consecutive Davis Cup singles victory and level the tie at 1-1. “It's positive of course, winning in straight sets,” Nadal told DavisCup.com. “It was a solid match. I feel comfortable back on the clay. ”It's always special to play at home at a bullring stadium, it's very unique. It's a great feeling to be back, coming back from injuries is...
ITALY 1, FRANCE 1 Venue: Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genoa, ITA (clay - outdoor) Lucas Pouille withstood a strong comeback effort to beat Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1 in Genoa. The World No. 11 began well, breaking six times en route to a two-set lead, but Seppi fought back in front of his home fans to force a decider. Not to be denied, Pouille re-established control and raced to victory in the fifth set to secure defending champion France a 1-0 lead. “The emotions are the maximum,” Pouille told DavisCup.com. “It's great to win that type of match. I was two sets up, he came back; that was so tough for me in the fourth set. I tried...
It was a fitting sendoff for Crandon Park, as the Miami Open presented by Itau bade farewell to its longtime home on Sunday with a thrilling finale. A captivating championship saw John Isner rally past Alexander Zverev 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 for the title, adding a historic first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown to his trophy case. The American and the German wrote one last chapter in Key Biscayne, battling for two and a half hours in humid conditions. At 32 years, 11 months, Isner is the oldest first-time winner at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level. In fact, only two other players (Agassi, Federer) older than Isner have won a Masters 1000 title. The big-hitting American overturned an...
The German wunderkind does it again. Alexander Zverev reached his third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final with a 7-6(4), 6-2 victory over Pablo Carreno Busta in the semi-finals of the Miami Open presented by Itau. The 20-year-old produced his finest tennis of the season to surge past his Spanish opponent in 1 hour, 28 minutes. Zverev, who last season became the youngest player since Novak Djokovic to win multiple ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in one season after triumphs in Rome and Montreal, looked comfortable in the cool night conditions on Crandon Park’s Stadium court, striking 30 winners to 21 unforced errors. Watch Full Match Replays The German was dominant on serve, crushing 10 aces and winning a...
