Popyrin fires Australia into 1-0 lead over Finland in Davis Cup semis
MALAGA, Spain : Australia's Alexei Popyrin outclassed Otto Virtanen 7-6(5) 6-2 to hand the 28-times Davis Cup champions a 1-0 lead over Finland in their semi-final on Friday.
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Finland hope to continue Davis Cup fairytale and inspire new generation
MALAGA : Finland became the first Scandinavian country to make the Davis Cup semi-finals since Sweden in 2007 following a gutsy win over champions Canada on Tuesday and captain Jarkko Nieminen said their success can help grow the sport in the region.
Finland stun defending champions Canada to reach semifinals of Davis Cup in Spain
MALAGA, Spain: Feeling at home, Finland upset defending champions Canada to reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup for the first time on Tuesday.
Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Pair Storms Into Paris Masters Final
With an all-round performance in the semifinals, the duo of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden moved to within one victory of winning their third title of the season as a pair after they overwhelmed Harri Heliovaara and Mate Pavic 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-6 at Paris on Saturday. The third seeds prevailed after 89 minutes of a tense match by winning 88 per cent (46/52) of their first-serve points and dominating at crucial times by preserving all three break opportunities to clinch a place in the summit encounter.
Danilina and Heliovaara win US Open mixed doubles title
NEW YORK : Anna Danilina and Harri Heliovaara, who met by chance just over a week ago, became first-time Grand Slam champions with a 6-3 6-4 win over top-seeded Americans Jessica Pegula and Austin Krajicek in the U.S. Open mixed doubles final on Saturday.
Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov post 6 aces, advance to doubles quarterfinals in Madrid
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov earned a 6-4, 6-2 second-round win over Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara on Sunday at the Madrid Open.
Rohan Bopanna-Matew Middelkoop pair loses Hamburg Open final
Rohan Bopanna and his Dutch partner Matew Middelkoop lost to the British-Finnish pair of Llyod Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara in straight sets in the Hamburg Open final here on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Indo-Dutch duo, who reached the French Open semifinal this year, failed to break the unseeded pair of Glasspool and Heliovaara even once to suffer a 2-6, 4-6 defeat in a match that lasted a little more than an hour.
French Open: Rohan Bopanna owns 'beautiful journey'
Rohan Bopanna and Dutchman Matwe Midelkoop are making a habit of living on the edge at Roland Garros. "Why not?" the Indian asked, "especially if it's working." The duo saved five match points on Saturday to make the last-eight of the French Open, where again on Monday, they rallied from -- a set down, 3-5 in the decider and 0-3 in the super tie-break to stop Briton Lloyd Glasspool and Finland's Harri Heliovaara. The Indo-Dutch pairing then reeled off 10 straight points, studded by some stirring net play, including a Bopanna reflex volley, that gave them a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-3) win.