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Davis Cup: Alcaraz beats Humbert, moves Spain into quarter finals
  • September 13, 2024
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Davis Cup: Alcaraz beats Humbert, moves Spain into quarter finals

Carlos Alcaraz overcame the setback of his unremarkable U.S. hard court season to lead Spain to the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8, defeating France’s Ugo Humbert 6-3, 6-3, Friday in Valencia. “The level that I played from the beginning to the last ball, I was really focused, really intense. It was probably one of the

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Davis Cup: Team USA reach last eight
  • September 13, 2024
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Davis Cup: Team USA reach last eight

The USA’s 3-0 victory over Slovakia on Friday in Zhuhai, which guaranteed their spot in the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8, served as another example of the breadth and strength of their talent pool. With five players in the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings, the record-tying 32-time Davis Cup champion did not travel

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Auger-Aliassime claims victory for team Canada at the Davis Cup
  • September 12, 2024
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Auger-Aliassime claims victory for team Canada at the Davis Cup

Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced Canada to the verge of qualification in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage on Thursday in Manchester. The 24-year-old, who was part of the team that beat Australia in the Davis Cup Finals title match in 2022, defeated Otto Virtanen 6-2, 6-3 to give the defending champion an insurmountable 2-0 lead over

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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Laver Cup
  • September 12, 2024
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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Laver Cup

Rafael Nadal has announced that he has pulled out of the Laver Cup which is set to commence in Berling, German. The 38-year-old Spaniard and Olympics games men’s singles champion who is set to play at the Laver cup for team Europe, made his decision known to the public through a statement from the competition’s

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Alcaraz inspires Spain to victory over Czechia after Machac’s retirement
  • September 11, 2024
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Alcaraz inspires Spain to victory over Czechia after Machac’s retirement

Carlos Alcaraz helped his nation, Spain to a famous victory over Czechia at the Davis Cup finals in Valencia on Wednesday after his opponent Tomas Machac was forced to retire due to cramps. Alcaraz lost the first set 6-7(3), but rallied to win the second set 6-1 and tie the match. After one hour and

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