Doubles victory with Shapovalov clinches the tie against Australia and earns a showdown with Serbia or Russia on Saturday
The Canadians will meet host Spain in the final on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal won his singles and doubles matches on Saturday, leading Spain to a 2-1 comeback win over Britain to put the hosts back in the Davis Cup final
Canada reached its first Davis Cup final by beating Russia 2-1 on Saturday. The Canadians will face host Spain on Sunday after Rafael Nadal won his singles and doubles in leading his team to a comeback win over Britain.
Austria heads into the weekend with a comfortable 2-0 lead in its playoff match against Australia after two convincing wins on Friday. No. 8 Dominic Thiem led the home nation with a dominating 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 win against Aussie Jordan Thompson. Thiem hit 23 winners and limited Thompson to just five in the 95-minute victory.
Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil will play in the final on Sunday
Canada will face GB or Spain in the Davis Cup final in Madrid after beating Russia in an epic decisive doubles rubber.
Russia will next face Canada, which eliminated Australia. The Russians are seeking their third Davis Cup title, and first since 2006.
Rafael Nadal fired hosts Spain into the Davis Cup final as he joined Feliciano Lopez to win a thrilling late-night doubles and seal a nail-biting 2-1 victory over Britain on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic played singles and doubles matches but couldn’t prevent Serbia from losing to Russia 2-1
Shapovalov, Pospisil and company have thrived in the tournament’s new format, and their win over Russia on Saturday put Canada in the final for the first time.
MADRID (AP) Andrey Rublev beat Borna Gojo in straight sets to give Russia a 1-0 lead...
Nadal-inspired Spain to face Canada in Davis Cup final
Djokovic defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-3 to even the score at 1-1, then returned to the court about half an hour later to team up with Viktor Troicki in the decisive doubles.
MADRID (AP) — The revamped Davis Cup will reach its climax on Sunday, with Canada celebrating a historic first title or Spain lifting the trophy for the sixth time in...
The new version of the event has been derided as unworthy of the venerable name, but one team’s devastation reflected the passion of old.
Try telling Viktor Troicki and his Serbian team mates the revamped Davis Cup Finals don't matter.
Russia's 15-year wait for a Davis Cup title ended Sunday with singles wins by Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev over Croatia.
Russia's 15-year wait for a Davis Cup title ended Sunday with singles wins by Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev over Croatia.
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Russia's 15-year wait for a Davis Cup title ended Sunday after another clutch performance from Daniil Medvedev.
MADRID (AP) Andrey Rublev beat Borna Gojo in straight sets to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final on Sunday, leaving Daniil M...
MADRID (AP) Andrey Rublev outlasted Elias Ymer in three sets to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Sweden in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup Finals on T...
Rafael Nadal led Spain to a 2-1 comeback win over Argentina in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, while Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki lost a decisive doubles match that saw Serbia ousted.
The International Tennis Federation and the Kosmos Tennis group that is behind the competition said that next year four cities will host the group stages, with another venue likely Abu Dhabi hosting the knockout rounds.
U.S. captain Mardy Fish hinted at a lack of passion within his team after the record 32-time champion Americans were eliminated from the Davis Cup Finals by following up a lopsided loss to host Italy with a humbling defeat to Colombia on Sunday.
Canada’s men are in the tennis final for the first time, another sports triumph for the country just months after Bianca Andreescu’s singles win at the United States Open.
The United States was eliminated from the Davis Cup Finals on Sunday after a humbling defeat to Colombia.
U.S. captain Mardy Fish hinted at a lack of passion within his team after the record 32-time champion Americans were eliminated from the Davis Cup Fin...
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Daniel Nestor, Vasek Pospisil earn five-set triumph. Milos Raonic plays Novak Djokovic Sunday with history on line.
Sweden staved off elimination from the Davis Cup first round by beating Serbia in Saturday's doubles.
Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil defeated Ilija Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in five sets to give Canada a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup semifinal
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Davis Cup quarterfinals action
The doubles match is set for Saturday and reverse singles are on tap for Sunday.
Daniel Nestor, Vasek Pospisil win Davis Cup doubles setting stage for dramatic final day including Milos Raonic vs. Novak Djokovic.
Bob and Mike Bryan handed the United States, the record 32-time Davis Cup champions, a crucial 2-1 lead with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) quarter-final victory against Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau of France Saturday in Monte Carlo.
Defending champion Czech Republic reached the Davis Cup final after winning its doubles match Saturday to eliminate Argentina.
Canada lost both singles matches to Serbia on Sunday ending their Cinderella run at the Davis Cup
29th-ranked men's player will play in Friday's second singles match
LONDON (AP) — Croatia and Serbia meet for the first time in Davis Cup competition this weekend in what is sure to be an emotional quarterfinal matchup between the former Yugoslav republics.
Nestor, the only man with more than 900 career doubles wins, achieved some of his best career results with the big-hitting Serb at his side.
Novak Djokovic began the fightback and Janko Tipsarevic completed the job as Serbia overturned a 2-1 deficit against Canada in the Davis Cup semi-final on Sunday.
After doubles victory, team needs just one win from Milos Raonic or Pospisil in Sunday's singles matches to advance to quarter-finals for only the second time.
Brazil's doubles team of Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares upset the top-ranked Mike and Bob Bryan 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and kept the United States from clinching the first-round Davis Cup match.
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The Czech Republic swept past Serbia in the doubles for a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup final on Saturday
Rank outsiders Canada take their fairtytale run to Belgrade as they face a daunting challenge against Serbia, while defending champions Czech Republic host Argentina in the Davis Cup semi-finals which begin on Friday.
Belgrade, Serbia (SportsNetwork.com) - For the second time in 12 months, Radek Stepanek is a Davis Cup hero for the Czech Republic.
Belgrade, Serbia (SportsNetwork.com) - The Davis Cup World Group final will commence Friday with an opening singles rubber between former world No. 1 star Novak Djokovic and Czech veteran Radek Stepanek.
Sunday opens with Novak Djokovic playing Milos Raonic, while Vasek Pospisil takes on Janko Tipsarevic in the second match
Brazil's doubles team of Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares upset the top-ranked Mike and Bob Bryan 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and kept the United States from clinching the first-round Davis Cup match.
The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday, as Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
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Nick Kyrgios and Fernando Verdasco engage in Twitter spat at Miami Open
Novak Djokovic sealed his third US Open title and 14th Grand Slam overall, levelling Pete Sampras for third place on the career list, with an immaculate display against Juan Martin del Potro on Sunday.
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Canada is through to the semifinals at the Davis Cup Finals after Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill and Vasek Pospisil performed double duty to win the quarterfinal tie against Australia in Madrid on Thursday.
Dominic Thiem thought winning his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open would make him calmer in the tensest moments of the biggest matches.
Novak Djokovic suffered one of his more painful Grand Slam defeats here four years ago against Japan’s Kei Nishikori. The Serbian was stunned by Nishikori in the 2014 U.S. Open semifinals, and he h…
The action on the indoor hard courts in Marseille , France, is heating up as Friday marks the beginning of quarterfinal play at the 2013 ATP Tour Open, where three of men's tennis' ...
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will be playing a team exhibition event in Dubai this off-season while Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud meet in South America.
Once Daniil Medvedev found a way to counter Alexander Zverev's huge serve, his metronome-like rhythm clicked in and he counterattacked clinically to win the Paris Masters for the first time.
The Nick Kyrgios show is rolling on with smiles and a serving masterclass as the Australian ‘holidaymaker’ enjoyed his second Wimbledon win in two days
-- The Comets acquired the eighth pick in today's dispersal draft of the former Cleveland Rockers by trading their second-round pick in the WNBA's college draft to the Connecticut Sun. Medaglia d'Oro and Mineshaft are also in the category. -- Kim Clijsters and Xavier Malisse won their singles matches and the mixed doubles to lead Belgium to a 3-0 victory over Slovakia at the Hopman Cup. -- American Vincent Spadea, the No. 2 seed, beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 7-6 (4), 6-2 in his first-round m
Former world No. 1s Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic were among Thursday's quarterfinal winners at the $2 million Dubai Championships.
Former world No. 1 and former French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero played his final match on the ATP World Tour on Tuesday.
Venus Williams earned the 700th victory of her career Tuesday by beating German qualifier Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of Wuhan Open.
Rafael Nadal defeated Lukas Lacko 7-5, 6-1 at the Gerry Weber Open on Thursday, the Spaniard's first singles match since he won a record seventh French Open. Roger Federer, a five-time winner of this Wimbledon tuneup, downed Germany's Florian Mayer 6-4, 7-5.
The world number one found himself a set down after less than half-an-hour on court.
Aleksandra Wozniak knocked off the reigning French Open champion, beat three other top-15 tennis players and sent a former world No. 1 packing in her swan-song tournament.
Albert Ramos, of Spain, returns a shot to Australia's Bernard Tomic during the first round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Aug. 26, 2013.
Vinci lost the opening set on a foot fault and never recovered
This year's Australian Open produced plenty of storylines that could dominate the 2017 season.
The British third seed was in all sorts of trouble after losing the opening set to Croatia’s Marin Cilic and falling 5-1 behind in the second with two service breaks
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Carlos Alcarazs stock is showing no signs of stopping its climb as he came from a set down to beat Novak Djokovic in a three-set classic at the Madrid Open.
Barty will play American Shelby Rogers in the quarterfinals of the Yarra Valley Classic and could potentially face Serena Williams in the semifinals. Williams was playing Tsvetana Pironkova in a night match on Margaret Court Arena.
Five-time champion Serena Williams has now won more matches at the Australian Open than any other woman, notching career win No.
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Venus Williams lost her first match at the event since 2001, falling 6-4, 6-3 to Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara.
Two-seed Andy Murray overcame a two-set deficit to Fernando Verdasco to advance to the semifinals on Wednesday.
Bouchard, who made the last French and Australian Open semis, will play Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchová (ranked 31st) in the first round.
Unseeded Belgian former world number one Kim Clijsters' return to women's tennis culminated in a U.S. Open women's singles title after she beat Danish ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 6-3 in New York on Sunday night.
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Tennis biggest event outside the Slams gets under way on Thursday - Andy Schooler reveals his best bets for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
Germany's Alexander Zverev will miss the inaugural ATP Next Gen Finals in Milan next month to concentrate on his debut in the ATP Tour Finals in London the following week.
* Murray, who missed the Australian Open after testing positive for Covid-19, is playing only his second ATP Tour event since last October.
Top-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia and recent Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios of Australia both won two matches on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Citi Open in Washington.
Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has denied wrongdoing after being linked to a Spanish police investigation of people suspected of paying for false COVID-19 vaccination certificates
Defending champion Novak Djokovic opened his Paris Masters campaign with a routine 7-6(1) 6-4 win over Maxime Cressy on Tuesday, while Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz stayed in the hunt for a place at the ATP Finals with straight-sets victories.
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Australia's Alex de Minaur and big serving American John Isner were announced on Thursday as the final members of the Team World for the Laver Cup which takes place from September 23-25 in London.
Russian unknown shocks eighth seed Schwartzmann at Australian Open
Canadian stars will have to win five matches in win days to claim the title.
Top seeded Sachika Ingle of Delhi had to go through some anxious moments before overcoming Urwashi Joshi.
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Italian top seed Matteo Berrettini reaches the Queen's Club final with a straight-sets victory over Australia's Alex de Minaur.
Nick Kyrgios will be seeded for the US Open after winning his ninth straight singles match, this time against fellow Australian Alex de Minaur at the Canadian Open on Thursday (local time).
Novak Djokovic is off to a good start at the Madrid Open after a 6-3, 6-2 win over Gael Monfils in the second round
Italy’s Fabio Fognini stunned top seed Juan Martin del Potro to claim victory in the final of the Los Cabos Open.
Montrealer will face Zverev in final; Shapovalov and Raonic ousted by Rublev and Coric respectively
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Cameron Norrie kept himself in contention to qualify for a spot at the ATP Finals as he beat Reilly Opelka 6-3, 6-4 in Paris
Scouting Report: Miami Open presented by Itau: The 33rd edition of the Miami Open presented by Itau gets underway on Wednesday. The second of nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments of the season takes place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park.
Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Vienna Open after suffering a first-round loss to a player with just one previous win at the ATP Tour level.
Novak Djokovic is bidding for a sixth crown in the season-ending tournament to go level with Roger Federer.
Hooda claimed the U-18 title with a 6-4, 6-4 win over top seed Calvin Golmei 6-4, 6-4 while the Chandigarh lad ended the challenge of second seed Sushant Dabas with a 6-4, 6-1 win in the U-14 category.
What you have to do against Frances Tiafoe is stand your ground. He is going to hit hard, and then...
Croatia's Marin Cilic said it was a "great achievement" as he joined Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray in becoming only the fifth active player to make the semi-finals at all four Slams.
Novak Djokovic is off to a good start at the Madrid Open after a 6-3, 6-2 win over Gael Monfils in the second round.
The nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will be able to play in next year’s tournament after he confirmed on Wednesday he had been granted a visa to travel
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