Tennis

Italy are Davis Cup champions for the first time in 47 years after beating Australia 2-0 in Sunday’s final

I just finished watching the noahed doco on you tube. It interviews each player of each match during Yannik Noah's road to winning the French open in 1983. Really good watch. I recommend.

I always see him with Iga Swiatek's team these days, but he was not on the coaching team before.

Each of the top 4 seeds gets their own quarter, with all things going to seeding would put 1-4 and 2-3 as the semifinals which all makes sense. But the Slams seed down to the third round (32), but don't maintain this pattern, at least not completely. For example, in the US Open Men's Singles this year, the first couple seed matchups in the third round are 1-26 (not 1-32), 16-24 (not 16-17), and 12-19 (not 9-24). They still maintain each seed having their own slice below the third round, just curious as to why they randomly distribute 5 through 32 through these slices of the draw.

Elina Svitolina's mastery of Daria Kasatkina continued Wednesday at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

The unseeded Ukrainian moved through to the third round at the WTA 500 event with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Kastakina, the No. 5 seed and World No. 11, extending her head-to-head record against her to 8-0 in the process.

In those eight matches, Svitolina has only lost two sets.

Svitolina is now 2-0 against Kasatkina this year, having also won in straight sets in the fourth round of Roland Garros, and is through to her fourth quarterfinal in her last five events played. This week's event in Washington, D.C. is just the eighth tour-level event of Svitolina's comeback from her maternity leave, which began in Charleston in April.

"I just try to fight each time I play Dasha. She's a tough opponent to face, and each time, I try to play just one extra ball over the net, to take and dictate the game. I'm really happy I won the match today."

RIP

Zhang Shuai (who was the #2 seed of the tournament) withdrew after this call. Umpire refused to get the Supervisor even though Zhang asked for them. She ended up complaining to the umpire multiple times before withdrawing.

Haha

Early quote: "Carlos Alcaraz is even better than I thought he was". Which, imo, puts a huge target on his back now, but that's for a later discussion.

Take a bow son

The 24-year-old from the Czech Republic is ranked 42nd in the world and becomes the lowest-ranked woman to win at the All England Club, and the first unseeded woman to reach the final in 60 years.

What a win for Vondrousova, but it hurts for Ons.

I certainly am! The next Marion bartoli! I’m telling y’all!

Hi all, so a doubt... there's u10 u12 u14 u16 u18 and all those categories (don't know if it's the right word) have an equivalent in spanish (Benjamin, alevin, infantil, cadete, junior) but then, when over 18 it's called "absoluto" in spanish and I don't know the word -if there's any- in english.

I thought it was "senior" but that seems to be the name of 30+ competitions so...anyone care to clarify? Thx!

Broady d Ruud 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-0

Zverev d. Brouwer 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

Rublev d. Karatsev 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 7-5

Wawrinka d. Etcheverry 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2

Dimitrov d. Ivashka 6-3 6-4 6-4

Carballes Baena d. Arnaldi 6-7(0) 6-3 6-4 6-4

Marterer d. Mmoh 7-5 7-6(5) 6-4

Jarry d. Cecchinato 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-1

Pella d. Mayot 2-6 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5

Van De Zan... d. Zhang 2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2

Goffin d. Barrios Vera 7-6(3) 5-7 6-2 6-0

Shapovalov d. Barrere 6-3 6-4 7-6(7)

Galan d. Otte 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)

Davidovich F d. Fils 7-6(3) 6-1 6-2

Watanuki d. Huesler 6-7(5) 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-3

Kubler d. Humbert 6-4 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3

Lehecka d. Cerundolo 6-2 6-2 6-2

Berrenttini d. Sonego 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(7) 6-3

Tiafoe d. Stricker 7-6(11) 6-4 6-2

Musetti d. Munar 6-4 6-3 6-1

Djere d. Shelton 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3

Bublik d. Wolf 6-3 7-6(5) 6-0

Safiullin d. Moutet 7-5 6-3 7-6(4)

Halys d. Vukic 6-3 6-1 6-4

Paul d. Raonic 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4

Hurkacz d. Choinski 6-4 6-4 7-6(3)

De Minaur d. Coppejans 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 7-6(2)

Ymer d. Fritz 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 IDK what happened here. Taylor fell apart.

Murray vs Tsitsipas ongoing - prediction is Murray victory.

View from my seat yesterday after camping in the queue Tuesday night. Awesome match, great example of Novak's dominance. Thompson was great but couldn't get any traction

Raonic d. Novak 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1

Medvedev d. Fery 7-5 6-4 6-3

Sinner d. Schwartzman 7-5 6-1 6-2

Fritz d. Hanfmann 6-4 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-3

Tsitsipas d. Thiem 3-6 6-1(1) 6-2 6-7(5) 6-6(10)

Tiafoe d. Wu 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4

GOAT d. Thompson 6-3 7-6(4) 7-5

Rune d. Loffhagen 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2

Paul d. Mochizuki 7-5 6-3 6-1

Muller d. Rinderknech 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3 6-4

Eubanks d. Monteiro 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-3

Giron d. Dellien 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4

Stricker d. Popyrin 3-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5

Mannarino d. Shevchenko 6-3 6-3 6-2

Mayot d. Bonzi 6-3 6-4 7-5

Barrere d. Harris 7-5 6-7(4) 7-5 6-3

Ivashka d. Coria 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-0

Safiullin d. Bautista Agut 2-6 7-6(7) 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5

Lehecka d. Ofner 6-4 6-4 6-4

Shapovalov d. Albot 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-3

Pella d. Coric 6-3 7-5 4-6 3-6 6-1

Shelton d. Daniel 6-4 6-3 -3-6 4-6 6-3

Cerundolo d. Borges 5-7 6-3 6-3 6-4

Fucsovics d Griekspoor 6-4 6-2 6-4

Vesely d. Korda 7-6(7) 4-6 6-2 6-3

Dimitrov d. Shimabukuro 6-1 6-2 6-1

There were a lot of them today! I know Cressi and a few others were still playing as I post this but I will be busy and this is all I can do today. I will post again tomorrow and maybe friday but will be out of town over the weekend so I cant promise anything saturday or sunday.

Mens only for now.

Murray d. Peniston 6-3 6-0 6-1

Halys d. Evans 6-2 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4

Alcaraz d. Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5

Norrie d. Machac 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4

Etcheverry d. Zapata Miralles... 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3 6-4 7-5

With Wimbledon starting today, I can feel this community could getting a bit of traction. We should pump up the activity here as much as possible using this Wimbledon as the catalyst to grow. Keep talking tennis!

That being said, Novak gonna wipe the floor again this time.

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World number one Iga Swiatek is on a mission to improve her modest record on grasscourts and said on Saturday that she had gone back to basics in the buildup to Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.

Former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki announced Thursday she will return to the Hologic WTA Tour. The 2018 Australian Open champion -- the first player from Denmark to win a major -- retired in January 2020 after a third-round loss in Melbourne. A diagnosis of debilitating rheumatoid arthritis was a factor in her decision.

Carlos Alcaraz secured his first grass-court title and a return to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings when he emerged victorious on Sunday at The Queen’s Club.

Injury-hit tennis star Emma Raducanu has said she sometimes wishes her shock 2021 US Open victory never happened as she struggled to meet the physical and mental demands placed upon her.

Despite playing his first tournament in 20 months, Kei Nishikori produced a high level this week to lift the trophy at the ATP Challenger Tour 75 event in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico. Nishikori dropped just one set all week en route to the title.