Italy earned their fifth Billie Jean King Cup title and their first since 2013 with a 2-0 (4-0 in sets) victory over 2002 champions Slovakia on Wednesday in Malaga, Spain. “It’s really a dream come true,” Italian captain Tathiana Garbin said on court. “I have such great champions, great players, but mostly, great human beings.
Continue ReadingFollowing Rafael Nadal’s final match on Tuesday at the Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga, a host of tennis legends, including Rod Laver, Serena Williams and Roger Federer, paid tribute to the Spanish great on social media. There was also a considerable outpouring of praise from well-known figures from outside tennis. Messages such as one
Continue ReadingRafael Nadal ended his remarkable career after Spain’s defeat against the Netherlands in the quarter finals of the Davis Cup in Málaga on Tuesday, a night full of emotions in the tennis world. The Spanish legend’s best effort was unable to see off the Netherlands’ Van de Zandschulp, who earned his country a 1-0 lead
Continue ReadingSlovakia will contest the Billie Jean King Cup Final for the first time in 22 years after beating Great Britain 2-1 in Tuesday’s session. For the second time in three ties in Malaga, the Slovaks came from a 1-0 deficit and won the tie on the strength of victory by Viktoria Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova
Continue ReadingWorld No.2 Iga Swiatek may have outlasted World No.4 Jasmine Paolini in a thrilling 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 second singles match on Monday in the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals — but it was the Italian who eventually got the final word and helped put her team through to Wednesday’s championship. Paolini and
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