Izak van der Merwe secured the winning point for South Africa in the first singles match as he beat Slovenia’s Blaz Kavcic 7-6 6-4 6-4 in their Euro-Africa group one Davis Cup qualifier at the Arthur Ashe tennis complex, in Soweto, on Sunday. South Africa won the tie 3-1, after Van der Merwe was responsible […]
The South African Davis Cup pairing of Raven Klaasen and Izak van der Merwe, claimed a crucial victory in the doubles in their Euro-Africa group one Davis Cup qualifier, 6-7(5), 7(4)-6, 6-1, 6-4 at the Arthur Ashe tennis complex, in Soweto, on Saturday. South Africa now lead the tie 2-1 going into Sunday’s reverse singles […]
Spain took their fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal covercame a poor start, holding off Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 (7/0) to give the home side an insurmountable 3-1 lead in Seville. Nadal endured his most lopsided set defeat in the competition as Del Potro fired forehand winners, with the […]