Poland thwart Doncic, Slovenia; France down Italy for a spot in EuroBasket semifinals
BERLIN: Luka Doncic and Slovenia roared back from a 23-point deficit, and looked as if they were well on their way to a berth in the EuroBasket semifinals.
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Davis Cup: Spain beat Serbia with Carlos Alcaraz rested; USA, Italy win
Great Britain and Andy Murray lost to the United States. Alcaraz, who made his Davis Cup debut in a qualifying tie against Romania in March, arrived in Valencia only on Tuesday after becoming the youngest men's world number one in history with Sunday's triumph in New York. With Rafael Nadal also absent against a Serbia team missing Novak Djokovic, Albert Ramos-Vinolas won the opening rubber against Laslo Djere 2-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5.
Without Alcaraz, Spain beat Serbia 3-0 in Davis Cup Finals
LONDON: No Carlos Alcaraz, no problem for Spain.
No. 1 Alcaraz to miss Spain's Davis Cup Finals opener
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will skip the opening round of the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday, which is taking place only three days after the Spanish teenager won the U.S. Open.
Two years after US Open win, can Dominic Thiem return to the top of tennis alongside Carlos Alcaraz?
“I expect that it's going to be easier for me now in the biggest tournaments…” On September 14, 2020, Dominic Thiem was waking up as a first-time Grand Slam champion. Hearing him speak after winning the US Open it was difficult not to think that a weight had been lifted.
Pospisil, Auger-Aliassime lead Canadian men to Davis Cup victory over South Korea
Vasek Pospisil won his opening singles match, then teamed with Felix Auger-Aliassime to take the deciding doubles match as Canada won its opening tie at the Davis Cup Finals tennis tournament 2-1 over South Korea on Tuesday.
How Carlos Alcaraz is finally challenging the old guard of tennis elites
Destiny has come fast for Carlos Alcaraz, the Spanish 19-year-old who is the new world No.1, the youngest player ever to top the rankings, and the US Open champion.
Absences of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer shouldn't detract from my No. 1 rank - Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz doesn't think his achievements in 2022 should be lessened by the regular absences in 2022 of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Tennis' GOAT trio have had a difficult year, with Federer yet to play due to a long-term knee issue, Djokovic only able to play at two of the four majors because of his Covid-19 unvaccinated status, and Nadal — though winning two slams — out of action for a number of weeks due to foot, rib and abdominal problems. Ad Alcaraz has stepped into the breach to win two ATP 1000 titles, the US Open for his first major crown, and also taking the world No.