Following the first of the new Davis Cup Finals last year in which the hosts Spain won on home soil tennis will return to Madrid at the end of the year in the second year of the new format. Spain will be there to defend their title and there are some new teams this year.... Continue Reading →
EDavis Cup and Fed Cup qualifiers is just a rare opportunity now again to see players in home and away ties. Especially in the Davis Cup qualifiers this weekend there was an element of top players missing but it was about those who at the different levels of Fed Cup and Davis Cup qualifiers that... Continue Reading →
A mid-week version of The Overule with plenty of talking points on and off the tennis court where most are back in action following a short break after the Australian all hoping to kick off ahead of Indian Wells and Miami next month. Venus Williams still searching for her first win of 2020 as Kaja... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of the week Davis Cup 'bashing' seemed to be a trend on social media and in press. I thought it was sad and childish despite obvious logistical problems the event faced constant comments on issues. For the first few days I didn't see any posts about the matches but about the problems... Continue Reading →
The Davis Cup has received a lot of criticism (some fair, some not so) over the course of the week but the feeling of cheering on your country and for the players representing their respective countries never goes away. Spain were worthy winners led by Rafael Nadal, with also added experience of Feliciano Lopez, Marcel... Continue Reading →
There is a month to go until the Davis Cup Finals. It is the first of the new format which will be held at the Caja Magica in Madrid. Investment from the Kosmos Group led by Gerard Pique and a new sponsor Rakuten who are sponsors of Barcelona Football Club which Gerard plays for struck... Continue Reading →
Jonas Forejtek has had a busy few weeks. This has been Jonas' first major year and hasn't even played a main draw tour match yet but has been hitting the headlines. Jonas turned 18 in March and before that started the year picking up the junior boys doubles title down at Melbourne Park with Dalibor... Continue Reading →
NextGen star Casper Ruud has led his country into the play-offs of the Davis Cup. The 20 year old from Norway spends a lot of his time at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca and I had the pleasure of seeing him in Madrid qualifiers earlier this year. His game stood out to me as... Continue Reading →
Tickets are on sale, the draw is out and the scheduling has raised some questions ahead of the first of the new Davis Cup Finals in Madrid. The event will be held at the Caja Magica which I visited this year and is home to the Mutua Madrid Open. The courts will be hard courts... Continue Reading →
Gerard Pique has a battle on his hands. Roger Federer has already called in the Pique Cup as of others and the Barcelona defender has said at the Davis Cup draw he hates that name. Lleyton Hewitt has criticised Pique's involvement in the sport and the changes made. Berdych and Zverev have also been critical... Continue Reading →
