Posted by WTM on February 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer first placed his names among some of the greatest players of all time back in 2001, when he accounted for all three points in a 3-2 win for Switzerland over the United States in the first round of the 2001 Davis Cup. Federer’s accomplishment is documented below from the February 11 chapter of [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 5, 2010 · 1 Comment
Ivan Lendl announced this week that he will return to play competitive tennis when he will face Mats Wilander in an April 10 exhibition match in Atlantic City, N.J. in an event that will also feature Andy Roddick and Marat Safin. It was 25 years ago today, on February 5, 1985, that Lendl and Andy [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Roddick, Blake Out of U.S. Davis Cup Line-Up
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Posted by WTM on December 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Davis Cup Final concludes today in Barcelona as Spain plays host to the Czech Republic. As part of the celebration of the final, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the Davis Cup, courtesy of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 1, 2009 · 1 Comment
The 2009 Davis Cup Final begins Friday in Barcelona as Spain plays host to the Czech Republic. As part of the countdown to the final, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the Davis Cup, courtesy of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 26, 2009 · 1 Comment
The following is an excerpt from the November, 1981 issue of WORLD TENNIS magazine where 1931 Wimbledon Champion Sidney Wood discusses how tennis scored him a Thanksgiving Day turkey. Wood, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, was also a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1931 and 1934 and was [...]
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Posted by WTM on September 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer is returning to Davis Cup duty this weekend to help lead Switzerland to victory against Italy in the Davis Cup Play-off in Genova, Italy. It was against Italy back in 1999 when Federer – then age 17 – made his Davis Cup debut. His performance against the Italians proved to be an early [...]
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