Defending champion Canada enters Davis Cup well aware of challenges ahead
After 109 years, Canada won its first-ever Davis Cup title last year in Spain.
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After 109 years, Canada won its first-ever Davis Cup title last year in Spain.
Italy's Davis Cup hopes suffered a major blow on Thursday as Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the team for this month's group stage.
Big-serving American John Isner will call it a career after the upcoming U.S. Open, the ATP Tour's all-time ace leader announced on Wednesday.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Monday announced the six-member Indian team for the Davis Cup 2023 World Group II tie against Morocco scheduled from September 16 to 17 in Lucknow. As per Olympics.com, veteran player Rohan Bopanna, and Sumit Nagal, India's top men's singles player at world number 179 in ATP Rankings will be headlining the team. Rohan, the world number nine player in doubles has been in great form this year, having clinched the Qatar Open and Indian Wells Masters with his doubles partner Matthew Ebden. This will be his final appearance at the Davis Cup, Rohan Bopanna had announced last month. Nagal, who has had a difficult time due to injuries in the last couple of years, has got an uptick in his ranking after clinching ATP Challenger titles in Rome and Tampere in the ongoing season.
Nigeria was once one of the best tennis-playing nations in the world. Although nobody from the country has won any of the Grand Slam titles, there was a time when Nigerian players were always in the equation when permutations of upcoming events were being made.
Spain's Davis Cup captain David Ferrer says he would consider calling Rafael Nadal up to his team even if he is not fully fit. Nadal withdrew from the French Open last month due to a lack of fitness and opened up about his likely plans to retire from the sport next year. Ad The 22-time Grand Slam champion has not played since losing in the second round of the Australian Open in January.
Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez, who will retire this season after 25 years on the ATP Tour, was appointed tournament director of the Davis Cup Finals on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal is expected to be sidelined for five months after undergoing hip surgery. Nadal revealed last month that he would not be able to defend his French Open title after failing to recover from the injury that forced him to withdraw from the Australian Open.