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Woodforde urges patience with Davis Cup format after Djokovic seeks tweak

BENGALURU : The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will be open to player inputs on the Davis Cup format, but changes effected in the last few years need time to settle, doubles great Mark Woodforde told Reuters on Friday after Novak Djokovic called for an overhaul.

Rohan Bopanna Gets Ready For Davis Cup Farewell As India Take On Morocco

Hauling itself up from World Group II should not be a complicated task for India when it takes on an unostentatious Morocco in the home tie, which will be more of a celebration of Rohan Bopanna's Davis Cup career, which will come to a halt after 21 years on Sunday. Lack of singles players who could challenge the big boys of the ATP circuit, coupled with defeats in winnable matches, has hurt the Indian Davis Cup team badly in the last few years in this team tournament, but relegation to World Group II was a new low the Indian team hit in February.

DJs, strobe lights, brass bands and a hologrammatic Sir Andy Murray all dazzle as Manchester hosts the Davis Cup

Elite tennis has returned to our city and despite the traditional strawberries and cream being on the menu Manchester has enjoyed doing things a little differently.

Kenin, Collins Advance To Wta San Diego Semis As Garcia Falls

Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and fellow American Danielle Collins advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA San Diego Open with straight-set triumphs on Thursday. Kenin, who captured her first Grand Slam title in 2020 at Melbourne, dispatched 27th-ranked Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-3. Potapova made 15 double faults and landed only 46.4% of her first serves to fall in 78 minutes.