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Former US Open champion Raducanu enjoyed a strong week personally in Malaga, winning all three of her matches without dropping a set. The 22-year-old said it was a “strange feeling” to go from the high of winning her semi-final to watching the team fall agonisingly short, though added she would “take positives” from her performances […]
In his pre-tournament news conference on Monday, Nadal insisted he would not be distracted by emotion as he aimed to help Spain win the Davis Cup for a sixth time in his career. That was the theory. In practice, the occasion got to Nadal within minutes of walking out to a thunderous ovation. Nadal visibly […]
Nov 19, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Great Britain were knocked out of the Bille Jean King Cup at the semifinal stage on Tuesday as Slovakia came from behind to win the best-of-three contest 2-1 in Malaga, Spain. Anne Keothavong’s team were aiming to become the first British team to win the tournament in its history, […]
Rafael Nadal suffered defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup Finals in what may have been the last match of the Spaniard’s career. Source link
Whether Britain win the trophy on Wednesday, sometime over the course of Raducanu’s career, or not at all remains to be seen. But she has again showed over the past week why Keothavong’s team need her fit and firing. Raducanu had not played for two months before the women’s team event because of a foot […]
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Billie Jean King Cup highlights: Great Britain’s Katie Boutler beaten by Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova
Watch the best shots as Great Britain’s Katie Boulter loses 6-2 4-6 4-6 to Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova to level up their BJK Cup semi-final. Source link
Nov 19, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Emma Raducanu beat Viktoria Hruncakova to give the British team the lead in the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for LTA Emma Raducanu put together one of her best performances of the year to beat Slovakia’s Viktoria Hruncakova in straight sets and put Britain on the brink […]
Watch the best shots as Emma Raducanu maintained her record of not dropping a set in this year’s Billie Jean King Cup, beating Slovakia’s Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4 in Great Britain’s opening semi-final match. READ MORE: Raducanu puts GB within touching distance of BJK Cup final Available to UK users only. Source link
Rafael Nadal plays Botic van de Zandschulp this Tuesday in the Davis Cup Finals. The match could be the Spaniard’s last. (Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images) The 2024 Davis Cup Final 8 kicks off today in Malaga, Spain, running through Nov. 24. Often considered the men’s World Cup of the tennis world, this […]