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November 16, 2025 3:40 PM

Top players and ATP want overhaul of Davis Cup

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are among the world's top players calling for the Davis Cup to return to its traditional home-and-away format and be staged over two years, a proposal backed by ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi. The old format of home-and-away ties played over a few days every year was scrapped by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in 2019, and this year's Final 8 in Bologna begins two days after Sunday's ATP Finals decider in Turin. Sinner, who is into the ATP Finals last f...

October 21, 2025 1:05 PM

Jannik Sinner skipping Davis Cup Finals to focus on Australian Open preparations

Italy's Jannik Sinner said it was a difficult decision to miss this year's Davis Cup Finals on home soil but the world number two felt that he had to prioritise preparations for his Australian Open title defence. The 24-year-old, who won at Melbourne Park and Wimbledon this year, was instrumental in Italy's successful Davis Cup defence in 2024 in Spain but said on Monday he was sitting out the Final 8 set to take place in Bologna from November 18-23. He will be in Turin a week before the Dav...

February 8, 2025 6:23 PM

Davis Cup heroes Sasikumar, Ramanathan, Karan receive wild cards for Delhi Open

Former World No. 31 Lloyd Harris and 2019 Wimbledon Boys' Singles champion Shintaro Mochizuki will be among the top 8 seeds at the 2025 Delhi Open, an ATP Challenger 75 event returning for its fifth edition at the DLTA Complex from February 10-16. India’s Mukund Sasikumar, Ramkumar Ramanathan, and Karan Singh have received wild cards after starring in the country’s 4-0 Davis Cup World Group I Playoff win over Togo. The hard-court tournament will feature a competitive 32-player singles draw...

January 29, 2025 4:32 PM

Djokovic withdraws from Serbia’s squad ahead of Davis Cup qualifiers

World number six Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie due to injury, the country's tennis federation (TSS) said. Djokovic, who was set to represent Serbia in their Jan. 31-Feb. 2 meeting with Denmark in Copenhagen, retired due to a hamstring injury in his Australian Open semi-final match against Alexander Zverev last week. The 24-times Grand Slam champion was booed by the crowd at Melbourne Park and he responded by posting a photo of an MRI taken of hi...

November 20, 2024 11:40 AM

No fairytale ending as Rafael Nadal’s career ends in defeat

Rafa Nadal could not conjure the fairytale ending his career deserved as the Spanish 22-times Grand Slam champion bowed out with defeat in the Davis Cup on an emotionally-charged and tearful night in Malaga on Tuesday. The 38-year-old's legs and mind were as willing as ever but the magic was missing as he lost 6-4 6-4 to Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in what proved to be his final competitive match. Spain's new tennis king Carlos Alcaraz levelled the quarter-final tie beating Tallon Grieksp...

November 19, 2024 4:09 PM

Nadal set for home farewell after Davis Cup clash against Netherlands

The season-ending Davis Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands promises to be an emotional affair for the tennis fraternity and sports fans alike, as legendary Spanish star Rafael Nadal bids farewell to the sport on his home soil. The 22-time Grand Slam champion and Olympic gold medalist has been a cornerstone of tennis alongside fellow 'Big Three' legends, Swiss maestro Roger Federer and Serbian ace Novak Djokovic, for the past two decades. A final match at home is set to be a fitting sen...