Alcaraz seals Spain’s spot in Davis Cup quarterfinals
PARIS: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz sealed Spain’s berth in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Sunday by beating South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in straight sets.
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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.
Germany win first Davis Cup tie against France in 84 years
Germany grabbed their first Davis Cup victory over France since 1938 when Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz won the deciding doubles rubber in a tiebreaker in Hamburg on Wednesday.
Without Alcaraz, Spain beat Serbia 3-0 in Davis Cup Finals
LONDON: No Carlos Alcaraz, no problem for Spain.
Alcaraz roars into Wimbledon third round
LONDON: Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz put down an impressive marker on the Wimbledon lawns as he breezed passed Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor into the third round on Wednesday.
Watch: Andy Murray's "Moment Of Mischief" In Opening Round Win Over James Duckworth At Wimbledon
Andy Murray came from a set down on Monday to register a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Australia's James Duckworth in their opening round match at Wimbledon. Murray started off slow but picked up speed as the game progressed against Duckworth, who hasn't registered a single win in 2022. In the third set, the Briton took a leaf out of Nick Kyrgios' book by producing an underarm serve in a bid to catch his Australian opponent off guard.
Watch: Carlos Alcaraz's Stunning Backhand Winner During Epic Five-Set Win Over Jan-Lennard Struff At Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz has been earmarked as a future Grand Slam champion, but on Monday night, he had to pull out something special just to reach the second round at Wimbledon. The Spanish teenage star came back from two sets to one down to beat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4. Alcaraz, the youngest man in the draw, fired 30 aces and 73 winners in the thrilling five-set win over his German opponent.
Novak Djokovic aims to shed grasscourt rust in Wimbledon second round
Novak Djokovic dropped a set on the way to the second round at Wimbledon on Monday and did not look like the Mr Consistency who has become the first player to win 80 singles matches in each of the Grand Slam tournaments. But his opponents know that once the Serbian finds his 2022 grass legs, they will more than likely follow first-round victim Kwon Soo-woo out of the event. Djokovic had played no competitive tennis on grass coming into the tournament and ground out a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory against the lively South Korean. "I did not start or did not play at my best but I think when I needed to find the right shots, I did," Djokovic said. "I know I can do better." The top seed won three out of four Grand Slam titles last year but lost in the U.S. Open final in September then caused controversy when he arrived to defend his Australian Open title only to be held and then deported because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.