Austria’s Andreas Haider-Maurer lost the first rubber against Israel’s Dudi Sela at this weekend’s Davis Cup World Group Play-offs (in Tel Aviv). The scoreline: 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. Last month, Haider qualified for the 2010 US Open Main Draw on his first try; he lost to Robin Soderling in the first round. Not sure what that […]
sightings in the stands: who needs samurai when you’ve got dudies?
Last night’s eye-candy-filled doubles match between Tipsarevic/Lopez and Blake/Querrey (will I get a cavity in my cornea??) had no visible Sam-urai contingent, possibly contributing to the Americans’ 6-3, 6-3 loss in the opening round. Meanwhile, Dudi Sela, now clad in Lacoste, took out shotmaker Xavier Malisse 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in their first round singles match. […]
fans a few
It’s Davis Cup weekend on the men’s side and the tie that most of the world is paying attention to has the fewest fans watching it from the inside: Israel versus Sweden. Controversy has been swirling around this bout since it was announced last week that no spectators would be allowed due to “security reasons.” […]
trophy watch: the post-Open asian swing
Trophy watch: The men and the women stopped by Asia this week to contest titles in Beijing, Bangkok, Korea. We saw rematches and familiar faces from last week and last year. A roundup of the winners, their trophies, and what they wore — all
eight men, five rubbers, one weekend…
Bulging biceps, tag teams, marathon sessions, tattoos, bears, Eastern Europeans, Brazilians… Yes, my friends, it must be Davis Cup! World Group 2008 – Semifinal Argentina v Russia, 3 – 2 Tarpischev’s doubles trick couldn’t shake off del Potro. Spain v USA, 4 – 1 America’s rich Davis Cup history gets blown to bits when a […]