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Murray hoping for final chance to play with Federer at Laver Cup

Andy Murray said he was hoping for a "special" final chance to share a court with Roger Federer at next week's Laver Cup in London and possibly team up to play doubles before the Swiss great retires from the sport. Federer, 41, who redefined the sport with his artistry and grace and collected 20 Grand Slam titles, announced on Thursday that injury issues meant he would call time on his glittering career after the men's team event. Murray and Federer will join fellow "Big Four" members Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic when they play on the same team for the first time at the Sept.

'Was it controversial? No’ – Leon Smith defends selection after Great Britain crash out of Davis Cup to Netherlands

Great Britain captain Leon Smith insisted there was nothing controversial about his team selection after a group stage defeat to the Netherlands sealed an early exit in Glasgow on Friday. Daniel Evans got the Brits off to a good start with a singles win over Tallon Griekspor, but Cameron Norrie’s defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp set up a decisive doubles rubber. Ad Home favourite Andy Murray was paired with the top-ranked doubles player in the world, Joe Salisbury, but they were beaten by Wesley Koolhof and Matew Middelkoop in three sets.

Ramkumar Ramanathan Loses Second Singles vs Norway, Indian Team Stares At Defeat In Davis Cup

The Indian team is staring at a heavy defeat in its Davis Cup World Group I First Round tie after conceding a 0-2 lead to hosts Norway following Ramkumar Ramnathan's loss to Viktor Durasovic in the second singles in Lillehammer, Norway. Ramkumar, the number one singles player for India, failed to live up to expectations as he suffered a 1-6, 4-6 loss to his lower-ranked opponent Durasovic in one hour and 16 minutes on Friday night. After Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost to world No. 2 and US Open runner-up Casper Ruud 1-6 4-6 in an expected result in the first singles, the onus was on Ramkumar to keep India in the tie by winning the second match.

Internationals huge underdogs to US squad in Presidents Cup

An Internationals squad severely weakened by defections to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series will be a massive underdog to a powerhouse United States lineup in next week's Presidents Cup.

Heartbreak as Great Britain fall short against the Netherlands in Davis Cup, losing the tie 2-1

Great Britain fails to defeat the Netherlands in the Davis Cup group stage at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow and crash out ahead of the quarter-finals. After losing to the Americans, Team GB needed to beat the Netherlands to stay in contention for qualification to the knockout rounds. Ad This first of the three matches was between Daniel Evans and Tallon Griekspoor.

Italy and Germany advance in Davis Cup, Carlos Alcaraz has losing homecoming

Davis Cup last eight, while Britain and France were eliminated and US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz made a losing return to the court. In Bologna, Matteo Berrettini crushed Argentine Sebastian Baez 6-2, 6-3 in 71 minutes and then Jannik Sinner beat Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 to give Italy a winning 2-0 lead in the tie and ensure they would be in the top two places in Group A. Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini then lost the doubles to Maximo Gonzalez and Horacio Zeballos in three sets.

Top-ranked Alcaraz loses to Canada's Auger-Aliassime at Davis Cup

BARCELONA, Spain: Carlos Alcaraz’s biggest fans had flocked see the world’s new top-ranked player in his homecoming to Spain. Instead, they witnessed Felix Auger-Aliassime beat their new idol before staying on the hard court to secure a second victory in doubles and help Canada score a 2-1 upset win over Spain in the Davis Cup group phase on Friday. Alcaraz lost 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 to a superb Auger-Aliassime, who endured the partisan crowd and tilted the match at Valencia his way after the 19-year-old Spaniard dug deep to claim the first-set tiebreaker.

World number one Alcaraz loses to Auger-Aliassime in Davis Cup

Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest men's tennis world number one in history at 19 after his US Open triumph last week, had a bittersweet homecoming as he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-2 in the Davis Cup in Valencia on Friday.

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Murray hoping for final chance to play with Federer at Laver Cup

'Was it controversial? No’ – Leon Smith defends selection after Great Britain crash out of Davis Cup to Netherlands

Ramkumar Ramanathan Loses Second Singles vs Norway, Indian Team Stares At Defeat In Davis Cup

Internationals huge underdogs to US squad in Presidents Cup

Heartbreak as Great Britain fall short against the Netherlands in Davis Cup, losing the tie 2-1

Italy and Germany advance in Davis Cup, Carlos Alcaraz has losing homecoming

Top-ranked Alcaraz loses to Canada's Auger-Aliassime at Davis Cup

World number one Alcaraz loses to Auger-Aliassime in Davis Cup