So Proud of these girls, what an amazing weekend. They showed their Czech hearts! Six Fed Cup victories in eight years 🇨🇿❤️ pic.twitter.com/E1lQR3qc8D — Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) November 12, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Czech Republic won its 6th Fed Cup title in the previous 8 years by sweeping the United States 3-0. With Lucie Safarova’s impending…
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What I Would Do With International Competitions in Tennis
My Simple Plan Tennis is one of the most international sports on the planet. Players from multiple countries contend for tournaments held all over the world. Competitions such as Davis Cup are older than the World Cup and Ryder Cup. Still, times change and perhaps some tweaking of the tennis system for these competitions is…
Quick Hits: Dimitrov, Zverev, & Burgos Take Titles – USTA Gaffe
Dimitrov, the moment of victory in Sofia. pic.twitter.com/pM0vbNkIEP — Stroppa Del (@stroppadel) February 12, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Grigor Dimitrov claimed his second title of 2017 by defeating David Goffin in Bulgaria. Dimitrov’s only 2017 loss was an instant classic 5 set battle with Rafael Nadal. Grigor has 2017 wins over Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic,…
Czech Dynasty in Federation Cup
Pliskova dug deeeeep Despite Caroline Garcia’s warrior performance on the part of France, the Czech Republic just claimed its 5th Federation Cup title in a 6 year period! That is remarkable even if I am not the first voice to push Federation and Davis Cup results in this era of incredibly globalized tennis. These 5…
Tennis Needs to Rework International Competitions
There was a time when a case could be made that tennis should not be an olympic sport, but it is not 1988 any longer. With the summer games having taken on a great deal of importance, is it time for Davis Cup and Federation Cup to loosen their scheduling demands? A Modest Proposal –…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 