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LONDON (AP) — Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek clinched a spot for the United States in the Davis Cup Finals group round by winning the doubles match against Ukraine on Friday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying series in Vilnius, Lithuania. Ram and Krajicek beat Illya Beloborodko and Oleksii Krutykh 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Ukraine was supposed to host the United States for these qualifying matches. Then eight teams will make it to the quarterfinals in Malaga, Spain, in November, when a champion will be determined. 1 Novak Djokovic); South Korea at Canada; Germany at Hungary; Switzerland at Netherlands; Portugal at Finland; and Brazil at Sweden.

Persons: — Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Ram, Krajicek, Illya Beloborodko, Bob Bryan's, Sebastian Korda, Krutykh, Chris Eubanks, Taylor Fritz, Viacheslav, “, ” Ram, Bryan, Novak Djokovic, ___ Organizations: Ukraine, SEB Arena, Italy Locations: United States, Vilnius, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Australia, Spain, Malaga, Slovakia, Serbia, South Korea, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Brazil, Sweden, Belgium, Croatia, Israel, Czech Republic, France, Taiwan, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Peru, Chile

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis congratulated Italy on Monday after tennis player Jannik Sinner became the country's first man to win a Grand Slam singles title in nearly a half century. Sinner won the Australian Open title on Sunday and Francis made the acknowledgement during an audience with the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. “Today we have to congratulate the Italians because yesterday they won in Australia, so we congratulate them, too,” the pope said. “In tennis, as in life, we can’t always win,” Francis added. He's got a mix of great skill, great desire and great character.

Persons: — Pope Francis, Italy, Jannik Sinner, Sinner, Francis, can’t, ” Francis, ”, Davis, Italy’s, Sergio Mattarella, Adriano Panatta, Panatta, he's, “, ” Panatta, He's, I've, ” Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, ___ Organizations: VATICAN CITY, Real, de Tenis, “, Davis Locations: de Tenis Barcelona, Australia, Barcelona, Italy, Sunday's

☆ Jannik Sinner: Why the Carota Boys are ‘finding a lot of love’ for Italian tennis star
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Go to a major tennis tournament and it’s hard to miss the Carota Boys, a team of six men decked in full-body, bright-orange carrot costumes. It’s only over the past seven or so months that the Carota Boys’ love for Sinner has really blossomed, endearing themselves to the tennis public in the process. The conception of the Carota Boys originates with the friends’ tradition of buying tickets for tennis tournaments to celebrate each other’s birthdays. The Carota Boys attend the ATP Tour Finals in Turin, Italy, watching Sinner take on Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas. “Jannik and all the Carota Boys are born in a place near the mountains.

Persons: Sinner, – Lorenzo Ferrato, Francesco Gaboardi, Gianluca Bertorello, Enrico Ponsi, Alessandro Dedominici, Alberto Mondino –, TIZIANA FABI, Ferrato, Lavazza, Novak Djokovic, “, ” Ferrato, “ Jannik, Clive Brunskill, “ Let’s, let’s, we’ve, Jannik, ”, Valentino Rossi, Max, Michael, Schumacher, Daniil Medvedev, Valerio Pennicino, Carlos Alcaraz, Denmark’s Holger Rune, Djokovic, ” Djokovic, he’s, Sinner’s Organizations: CNN, Carota Boys, ATP, Getty, CNN Sport, Boys, Wimbledon, Davis, ITF Gaboardi, Italy, Australia, “ Locations: Italy, It’s, Turin, Revello, Rome, AFP, Vienna, Austria, Paris, London, New York, Malaga, Spain, Formula

☆ 'We'll be back', say Australia's Davis Cup nearly-men
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Australia's Davis Cup players have vowed to return to Malaga and claim the title next year after losing a second successive final in the international men's team tournament on Sunday. "There hasn't been another nation that's gone back-to-back in the last two years, so we are showing a pretty good effort collectively," he told reporters. A crestfallen De Minaur conceded he had been outclassed by world number four Sinner in the second singles match after Popyrin had been beaten by Matteo Arnaldi in the opener. "I'm disappointed I wasn't able to give the boys a chance to play the doubles, that's probably the biggest disappointment." Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Australia's, Alex De Minaur, Minaur, hasn't, that's, we'll, We'll, we've, Nick Kyrgios, Lleyton Hewitt, De, Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Ebden, Max Purcell, De Minaur, Popyrin, Matteo Arnaldi, it's, I'm, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Australians, Australia, Davis, Thomson Locations: Malaga, Italy, Canada, Australia, Sydney

☆ Superb Sinner leads Italy to Davis Cup glory against Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Italy's number one Sinner produced a devastating display to outclass a helpless De Minaur 6-3 6-0 after Matteo Arnaldi outlasted Alexei Popyrin in the first singles clash. "It helps a lot to play for the whole team and it's been an incredible feeling for all of us," Sinner said as Italy rejoiced at a first Davis Cup title since 1976 and only second ever. Lleyton Hewitt's Australia have now been beaten in the final in successive years having lost to Canada in 2022. Italy and Australia qualify automatically for the 16-nation Finals next year across four cities with the ITF announcing on Sunday that the Final Eight will again be hosted in Malaga. Reporting by Martyn Herman; additional reporting by Gavin Jones, editing by Louise Heavens and Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: deportes Martin, Australia's Alex de Minaur, Jon Nazca, Alex De Minaur, De, Matteo Arnaldi, Alexei Popyrin, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Miomir Kecmanovic, Lorenzo Sonego, Sinner, it's, Giorgia Meloni, Arnaldi, Filippo Volandri's, Popyrin, De Minaur, Minaur, Lleyton, Martyn Herman, Gavin Jones, Louise Heavens, Ken Ferris Organizations: Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Davis, REUTERS, Rights, Australia, Serbia, Djokovic, ITF, Thomson Locations: Australia, Italy, Malaga, Spain, Rights MALAGA, Saturday's, Serbia, Italian, Canada

☆ Novak Djokovic suffers two defeats in same day as Italy beats Serbia in Davis Cup semifinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

That he lost one of his matches after having three match points was incredulous, given there is no one more adept at closing out a match than the world No.1. He was beaten in both the singles and doubles in Malaga, Spain as Italy beat Serbia 2-1 to set up a Davis Cup final against Australia on Sunday. “Obviously playing doubles in the decider of a Davis Cup tie is not easy. It was the Serb’s first singles defeat in the Davis Cup since 2011, when he was forced to retire injured against Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro. “For me personally it’s a huge disappointment, because I take the responsibility, obviously having three match points, being so close to winning it,” said Djokovic, per the Davis Cup website.

Persons: Novak, Jannik Sinner, Djokovic, Sinner, Miomir Kecmanovic, Lorenzo Sonego, Sinner wasn’t, Jannik, Novak Djokovic, Clive Brunskill, “, ” Djokovic, Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, ”, Davis Organizations: CNN, Serbian, Serbia, Davis, Australia, Italy, Djokovic, ATP, Reuters Locations: Malaga, Spain, Italy, Serbia

☆ Sinner stuns Djokovic then doubles up to send Italy into Davis Cup final
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MALAGA, Spain, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Italy returned to the Davis Cup final after a gap of 25 years as Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in both singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory over Serbia on Saturday that earned the 1976 champions a title clash with Australia. "It was for sure the game-changer today," Sinner said of his singles heroics at 4-5. "Obviously playing doubles in the decider of a Davis Cup tie is not easy. We are a very complete team and each one of us is really happy to be here. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Pritha Sarkar, Clare Fallon and Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Sonego, Djokovic, Miomir, Martin, Filippo Volandri's, Lleyton Hewitt's, Kecmanovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro, Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Musetti, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Pritha Sarkar, Clare Fallon, Toby Davis Organizations: Davis, Serbia, Martin Carpena Arena, Australia, Serbian, ATP, Djokovic, men's, Thomson Locations: MALAGA, Spain, Italy, Serbian, Finland, Netherlands, Bengaluru

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner secured back-to-back wins over top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the singles and doubles to lead Italy into the Davis Cup final after rallying past Serbia 2-1 on Saturday. But the fourth-ranked Sinner saved three match points before ending Djokovic’s streak of 21 straight wins in Davis Cup singles matches, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, to pull Italy level at 1-1 with Serbia. It was the third meeting between the top-ranked Djokovic and Sinner in 12 days. Sinner beat Djokovic in the ATP Finals group stage last week before Djokovic beat Sinner in the final to earn a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title. He helped Serbia win its only Davis Cup title in 2010.

Persons: —, Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Miomir Kecmanovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Djokovic, Lorenzo Sonego, Italy’s, Davis, ___ Organizations: Davis, ATP, Australia, Sunday’s, Serbia Locations: MALAGA, Spain, Italy, Serbia

☆ Kecmanovic outlasts Musetti to put Serbia ahead in Davis Cup semis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MALAGA, Spain, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic rallied from a set down to power past Lorenzo Musetti 6-7(7) 6-2 6-1 and give the 2010 champions a 1-0 lead over Italy in their Davis Cup semi-final on Saturday. Musetti made a slow start against the high-flying Kecmanovic and narrowly avoided going a double break down, before the world number 27 found his range to level the first set at 5-5 and come from behind again in the tiebreak to clinch it. Serbia, who outclassed Britain in the last eight, will need Djokovic and Dusan Lajovic to defeat the pair of Simone Bolelli and Lorenzo Sonego if Sinner forces a doubles decider. The winner of the tie will face Australia in Sunday's final after Lleyton Hewitt's side beat Finland in the semi-finals. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Miomir Kecmanovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Musetti, Novak Djokovic, Sinner, Djokovic, Dusan Lajovic, Simone Bolelli, Lorenzo Sonego, Lleyton Hewitt's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Davis, Serbia, ATP, Djokovic, Martin Carpena Arena, Australia, Sunday's, Finland, Thomson Locations: MALAGA, Spain, Italy, Serbia, Netherlands, Turin, Bengaluru

☆ Djokovic says British fans disrespectful during Davis Cup win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis - Davis Cup - Finals - Serbia v Britain - Palacio de deportes Martin Carpena, Malaga, Spain - November 23, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his match in the quarter final against Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Jon Nazca Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic accused British fans of disrespect during Serbia's Davis Cup quarter-final victory in Malaga on Thursday. "That's disrespect but that's something you have to be prepared for in a Davis Cup," he later told reporters. In the heat of the moment sometimes you react too and you ... show that you don't allow this kind of behaviour. Djokovic said he was not feeling fresh after a long season but wanted to end the year by helping Serbia with the Davis Cup. Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: deportes Martin, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS, Jon Nazca, Novak Djokovic, Serbia's, Cameron Norrie, Djokovic, Chiranjit, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Britain, Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Davis, ATP, Thomson Locations: Serbia, Malaga, Spain, Italy, Bengaluru

☆ Australia outclass Finland to return to Davis Cup final
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MALAGA, Spain, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australia reached a second successive Davis Cup final when Alex de Minaur overpowered Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 6-3 after Alexei Popyrin beat Otto Virtanen 7-6(5) 6-2 to earn the 28-time champions a 2-0 win over Finland on Friday. "Extremely proud moment but I could have not done it without these guys," De Minaur said, pointing to his team. Popyrin, a late switch for the injured Thanasi Kokkinakis, grabbed the first break in the second set when Virtanen hit two successive double faults as Australia sensed an opportunity. "It's nerves that I've never experienced before in my life, the nerves playing the first tie, the first rubber of a Davis Cup, winning my first live rubber of a Davis Cup. De Minaur said Australia would be tricky opponents for any team in the final and tipped the doubles duo of Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell to play a vital role.

Persons: Alex de Minaur, Emil Ruusuvuori, Alexei Popyrin, Otto Virtanen, Lleyton Hewitt's, De Minaur, Alexei hasn't, Popyrin, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Virtanen, I've, Matthew Ebden, Max Purcell, We've, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Toby Davis, Ed Osmond, Ken Ferris Organizations: Davis, Finland, Friday, men's, Finns, Ruusuvuori, Canada, Australia, Thomson Locations: MALAGA, Spain, Australia, Canada, United States, Serbia, Italy, Finland, Malaga, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Fuengirola, Bengaluru

☆ Novak Djokovic tells fans to ‘shut up’ after guiding Serbia to Davis Cup victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Novak Djokovic told a group of drumming fans of the Great Britain team to “shut up” as they tried to drown out his post-match interview after Serbia’s Davis Cup quarterfinal win on Thursday. The 36-year-old Djokovic also won a record seventh title at the ATP Finals earlier this month, beating Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the final. Serbia will now play Italy in the semifinals of the Davis Cup on Saturday. 1 is bidding to cap off a superb season with a Davis Cup win. “That’s disrespect but again that’s something I have to be prepared for in a Davis Cup,” the 36-year-old Djokovic told reporters, speaking about the vocal fans.

Persons: CNN — Novak Djokovic, “, Serbia’s, Cameron Norrie, Djokovic, ” Djokovic, We’re, ”, –, Carlos Alcaraz, Davis, Italy’s, Jon Nazca, ” Leon Smith, GB’s Organizations: CNN, Great Britain, Wimbledon, ATP, Davis, Reuters Locations: Malaga, Spain, Serbia, Italy

☆ Sinner enjoying the 'privilege' of Davis Cup pressure
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Jannik Sinner said he was embracing the pressure of the Davis Cup Finals after pulling double duty to help former champions Italy defeat the Netherlands 2-1 and make the semi-finals for the second straight year. "Pressure is a privilege to have. There are not so many players who have this privilege," Sinner said. "Davis Cup pressure is different, because you know that you have a big responsibility, because you don't have many chances. Italy are looking to claim their second title in the premier men's team competition having won the trophy in 1976 and Sinner said he had a good feeling about their chances.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Tallon Griekspoor, Lorenzo Sonego, Wesley Koolhof, Sinner, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Davis, Italy, ATP, Sonego, Indian, Thomson Locations: Netherlands, Malaga, Serbia, Italy, Bengaluru

☆ Sinner doubles up as Italy down Netherlands, reach Davis Cup semis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MALAGA, Spain, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Italy's Jannik Sinner won his singles match and paired up with Lorenzo Sonego to claim a doubles victory as the former champions beat the Netherlands 2-1 to book their place in the Davis Cup semi-finals on Thursday. Italy, who won their only Davis Cup title in 1976, will now take on a Serbia side featuring world number one Novak Djokovic or Britain who meet in their quarter-final later on Thursday. The changes worked well for both teams in a high-octane clash but Sinner and Sonego won the crucial points in front of a boisterous crowd to send Italy through. World number four Sinner, who was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the ATP Finals title clash on Sunday, got them back into the quarter-final tie with an impressive display against Griekspoor. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris and Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sinner, Lorenzo Sonego, Sonego, Tallon Griekspoor, Wesley Koolhof, Davis, Novak Djokovic, Botic van de, Matteo Arnaldi, Paul Haarhuis, Jean, Julien Rojer, Filippo Volandri, Simone Bolelli, Arnaldi, Van de Zandschulp, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris, Toby Davis Organizations: Davis, eventual, France, ATP, Griekspoor, Thomson Locations: MALAGA, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Serbia, Bengaluru

☆ Djokovic sends Serbia into Davis Cup semi against Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 36-year-old world number one, looking to complete a remarkable year by helping his country win the Davis Cup for the second time, outclassed Norrie to become his country's most successful Davis Cup player. Serbia will face Italy on Saturday after Jannik Sinner inspired his team to a comeback win over the Netherlands, the world number four winning his singles and a decisive doubles . But world number 55 Kecmanovic produced a brilliant performance to beat Draper 7-6(2) 7-6(6) in a fierce battle. That never looked likely, however, as Djokovic, who won three of the year's four Grand Slam titles and last week's ATP Finals for a record seventh time, dissected the world number 18. Earlier, in the Martin Carpena Arena which has seen big crowds for Final Eight, Italy kept alive their hopes of a first Davis Cup title since 1976.

Persons: deportes Martin, Miomir Kecmanovic, Britain's Jack Draper REUTERS, Violeta Santos Moura, Novak Djokovic, Britain's Cameron Norrie, Norrie, Sinner, Andy Murray, Dan Evans, Jack Draper, Serbia's Miomir, Joe Salisbury, Neal Skupski, Draper, Djokovic, Nenad Zimonjic, Kecmanovic, Martin Carpena, Botic van de Zandschulp, Matteo Arnaldi, Tallon Griekspoor, Lorenzo Sonego, Griekspoor, Wesley Koolhof, Martyn Herman, Ed Osmond Organizations: Britain, Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Rights, Davis, Italy, Djokovic, Serbia, Martin, ATP, Thomson Locations: Serbia, Malaga, Spain, Rights MALAGA, Netherlands, France, Italy, Dutch, Turin

☆ Finland hope to continue Davis Cup fairytale and inspire new generation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Finland boasts famous figures in Formula One, ice hockey, athletics and winter sports but not many noted tennis players and former world number 13 Nieminen said his team's best-ever Davis Cup run could inspire a new generation. "Now tennis is getting bigger and bigger. Even before our success, tennis was getting a little bit bigger. The Davis Cup team is getting more attention. Finland will play the winner of Wednesday's quarter-final between 2022 runners-up Australia and the Czech Republic in Friday's semi-final.

Persons: deportes Martin, Finland's Harri Heliovaara, Otto Virtanen, Canada's Alexis Galarneau, Vasek Pospisil, Jon Nazca, Jarkko Nieminen, Harri Heliovaara, Nieminen, It's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Muralikumar Organizations: Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Vasek Pospisil REUTERS, Rights, Davis, Canada, Thomson Locations: Finland, Malaga, Spain, Sweden, Fuengirola, Formula, Australia, Czech Republic, Friday's, Bengaluru

☆ Gutsy Australia see off Czechs to make Davis Cup semi-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I've never seen anything like it live," Ebden said of their comeback victory. "I've seen it on TV back in the day, comebacks when your backs are against the wall. But what Alex did to give us the chance to come out here and fight was incredible. We were inside thinking we're one game away from being out of here and ... winning and going to the semi-finals, we couldn't be more proud. Australia were without Thanasi Kokkinakis, who was forced to withdraw from the Finals with an ankle injury.

Persons: deportes Martin, Matthew Ebden, Max Purcell, Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka, Adam Pavlasek REUTERS, Violeta Santos Moura, Jiri Lehecka, Adam Pavlasek, Alex de Minaur, I've, Ebden, Alex, Tomas Machac, Jordan Thompson, Lleyton Hewitt's, Thompson, Machac, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Lehecka, De, De Minaur, that's, I'm, Novak Djokovic's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Toby Davis Organizations: Australia, Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Czech, Rights, Davis, Novak Djokovic's Serbia, Thomson Locations: Czech Republic, Malaga, Spain, Australia, Finland, Canada, United States, Friday's, Czech, De Minaur, Italy, Netherlands, Thursday's, Bengaluru

☆ Raonic gives champions Canada fast start v Finland
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis - Davis Cup - Finals - Canada v Finland - Palacio de deportes Martin Carpena, Malaga, Spain - November 21, 2023 Canada's Milos Raonic in action during his quarter final match against Finland's Patrick Kaukovalta REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Acquire Licensing RightsMALAGA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Canada's Milos Raonic returned to Davis Cup action for the first time in five years to give the reigning champions a fast start in their Final Eight clash against Finland on Tuesday. The big-serving Raonic banged down 18 aces in a 6-3 7-5 defeat of lowly-ranked Finn Patrick Kaukovalta to put Canada 1-0 ahead in the best of three tie. Raonic began the match with a game of aces and ended it with another one after little more than an hour. Gabriel Diallo will send Canada into the semi-finals if he beats Otto Virtanen in the second singles rubber. Reporting by Martyn Herman Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: deportes Martin, Milos Raonic, Finland's Patrick Kaukovalta, Violeta Santos Moura, Finn Patrick Kaukovalta, Raonic, Felix Auger, Emil Ruusuvuori, Kaukovalta, Davis, Gabriel Diallo, Otto Virtanen, Billie Jean King, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Rights, Davis, Finland, banged, Canada's, Wimbledon, Australia, Billie Jean King Cup, Thomson Locations: Finland, Malaga, Spain, Canada

☆ Djokovic eyes second Davis Cup title for Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

On Sunday he beat Italy's Jannik Sinner to win a record seventh ATP Finals title. I really would like to win the Davis Cup with Serbia. Traditional Davis Cup powerhouse Australia have not won the Davis Cup for 20 years but under captain Lleyton Hewitt they believe they can go one step further than last year. The Davis Cup will also be a chance for Sinner to shake off any lingering disappointment at losing to Djokovic in the ATP Finals on Sunday. World number four Sinner leads a strong-looking Italy side who will be favourites to beat the Dutch.

Persons: Pala Alpitour, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Italy's Jannik, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Novak Djokovic, Davis, Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Italy's, That's, Dan Evans, Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Neal Skupski, Felix Auger, Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Emil Ruusuvuori, Lleyton Hewitt, Hewitt, Alex De Minaur, De Minaur, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Canada, Australia, Sunday, France, Davis, Serbia, Wimbledon, Djokovic, ATP, Thomson Locations: Turin, Italy, Serbia, Malaga, Finland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgrade, Britain's, Canada, Spain, Alicante, Marbella

MILAN (AP) — Jannik Sinner will be looking to serve up the perfect dish next season. After Saturday’s victory over third-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals of the ATP Finals, Sinner compared his improvement this year to cooking “pasta pomodoro” (pasta with tomato sauce). Two wins in a week over the 24-time Grand Slam champion would have capped a dream tournament for Sinner and an impressive season that has seen him rise from No. One person who has some experience in Grand Slam finals is confident it is just a matter of time. 1 in the world and win Grand Slams,” said Djokovic, who reached all four Grand Slam finals this year.

Persons: —, Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, Adriano Panatta, ” Sinner, Sinner, Medvedev, ”, Carlos Alcaraz, “ Ole, Ole, Ole Ole, hadn’t, “, Riccardo Piatti, he’s, Djokovic, “ I’m Organizations: MILAN, ATP, Djokovic, ”, Turin —, Davis, U.S ., Italy, Wimbledon —, eventual Locations: Italian, Turin, Italy, Pala, Sin, North America, Malaga

☆ Murray withdraws from Britain's Davis Cup squad with injury
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Tennis - Davis Cup - Finals - Britain v Switzerland - AO Arena, Manchester, Britain - September 15, 2023 Britain's Andy Murray celebrates winning his match against Switzerland's Leandro Riedi Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff/ File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 18 (Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from Britain's Davis Cup squad ahead of the finals next week due to a shoulder injury, the Briton said on Saturday, effectively ending his season. Murray guided Britain to the finals after missing his grandmother's funeral to help his team beat Switzerland in September. "I've picked up a minor shoulder injury, which means I won't be able to take part in the Davis Cup," Murray said in a statement. "I'm gutted not to be a part of the squad, but my focus is now on rehab and getting ready for the new season." Murray, 36, split with long-time coach Ivan Lendl for a third time earlier this month.

Persons: Andy Murray, Switzerland's Leandro Riedi, Jason Cairnduff, Murray, I've, Ivan Lendl, Rohith Nair, Hugh Lawson Organizations: AO, Britain's Davis, Briton, Switzerland, Thomson Locations: Britain, Switzerland, Manchester, Serbia, Malaga, Bengaluru

☆ Billie Jean King Cup: Leylah Fernandez guides Canada to first ever title
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Leylah Fernandez led Canada to a first ever Billie Jean King Cup triumph on Sunday, securing the title with a 6-2 6-3 win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Canada won the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup, for the first time. It’s a dream come true.”Canada’s victory comes just a year after the men clinched the country’s first Davis Cup title. Fernandez was undefeated over the week as she guided Canada to victory. After Fernandez’s victory, the Canadian team was presented with the trophy by Billie Jean King, as well as blue jackets like those regularly worn by the legendary tennis star.

Persons: CNN — Leylah Fernandez, Billie Jean King, Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, Fernandez, ” Fernandez, CNN Sport’s Patrick Snell, “ Billie Jean King, “ We’re, Marina Stakusic, Martina Trevisan, Matt McNulty, Heidi El Tabakh, Magdalena Fręch, “, ” Stakusic, hasn’t, El Tabakh, ” El Tabakh, Marcelo Del Pozo Organizations: CNN, Canada, Czech, Billie Jean King Cup, Fed, Reuters, Canadian Locations: Canada, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Italy

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Leylah Fernandez and Marina Stakusic won their singles matches as Canada beat Italy 2-0 to claim its first-ever Billie Jean King Cup on Sunday. Stakusic, ranked 258th in the world, put Canada ahead by defeating No. Canada had beaten 11-time champion Czech Republic in the semifinals, while four-time champion Italy advanced past Slovenia for its first final appearance since 2013. Political Cartoons View All 1240 ImagesCanada, captained by Heidi El Tabakh, is the 13th nation to win the Billie Jean King Cup, and the second new champion after Switzerland’s triumph in Glasgow a year ago. The Canada men's team is the current Davis Cup champion.

Persons: — Leylah Fernandez, Marina Stakusic, Billie Jean King, Stakusic, Martina Trevisan, Fernandez, Jasmine Paolini, Davis, Heidi El Tabakh, Iga Swiatek, ___ Organizations: Canada, Italy, Billie Jean King Cup, La, Czech, Davis, WTA Locations: SEVILLE, Spain, Canada, Seville, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Glasgow, United States, Switzerland, Cancun , Mexico

☆ The Power and Speed of Jannik Sinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Cindy Shmerler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After making his ATP Finals debut in 2021 as an alternate, Sinner has qualified on his own this year. Sinner has a winning record against Alcaraz, including victories at the Miami Open and China Open this year. After losing his first six matches against Medvedev, including in the finals in Rotterdam and Miami this year, Sinner has beaten him twice in the last month. In the 2022 match, Sinner led by two sets to love before falling in five sets. Against Rune, Sinner lost in Monte Carlo this year and retired because of injury in a match in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2022.

Persons: Sinner, de, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Holger Rune, Medvedev, flummoxed Medvedev, Djokovic, Rune Organizations: Canadian, Paris, ATP, Djokovic, Pala, Sinner’s Northern, Alcaraz, Miami Open, Wimbledon Locations: Beijing, Vienna, Italy, Turin, Sinner’s, Sinner’s Northern Italy, China, Rotterdam, Miami, Monte Carlo, Sofia, Bulgaria

☆ BJK Cup: Billie Jean King on the career moment she’ll ‘never forget’ and the growth of the tournament named in her honor
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Billing itself as the world’s largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, the Billie Jean King Cup is akin to the World Cup of tennis, pitting countries from around the world against one another. Tennis great Billie Jean King lent her name to the tournament – which celebrates its 60th anniversary this month – in 2020 and she has fond memories of playing in it herself. It fits my personality and fits how I think about the sport,” King said. Improving women’s tennis is something King has done throughout her career in the sport. More than anything, though, King wants this competition, and women’s sport in general, to get more media coverage.

Persons: CNN —, Billie Jean King, King, “, ” King, “ It’s, Davis, Serena Williams, John G, Mabanglo, ”, Bobby Riggs, Lesley Martin, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Iga Świątek Organizations: CNN, Tennis, US, Getty, Federation Cup, Fed, International Tennis Federation, ITF, Women’s Tennis Association, ”, WTA Locations: Seville, Spain, France, Italy, Canada, Germany, US, Australia, Switzerland, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Venus, AFP, “, ” Switzerland, Mexico

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