Davis Cup

With the start of Wimbledon only a week way and the chance of another year to be heartbroken by Tim Henman falling at the final fence, I thought it was about time I wrote about one of our other Tennis exploits during the year. The Davis Cup. What is it? It all started in the late 19th Century when 4 keen tennis players at Harvard university went on a tennis tour around America. They did so well they decided to stretch their game to an international level. Keen to take on the British, a tournament was hastily arranged. The prize for this event was a $700 trophy paid for by one of the American players known as Dwight Davis. Hence the name of ...

I believe that the David Cup is one of the best competitions in the world, and it is unique in that it is a team event. It is the only chance for players to not play for rankings points or prize money, but to represent their country, and try and do the best they can not only for themselves but also for their team mates. Looking at the results of the Davis Cup over the last few years, I think it is dreadful that many of the US Davis Cup players do not want to represent their country- If I was given the chance to represent Great Britain then no way would I turn it down. Players like Pete Sampras and Michael Chang when he was in his prime do not give the Davis ...

I went to the Davis cup match in the summer where Great Britain were playing Ecuador. It was terrible to see the country play so poorly and Greg Rusedski had a nightmare few days. We left too much pressure on Tim and Greg again and we paid the price of not having another top player as Greg got injured. Rusedski should have beaten N Lappenti but it was not to be. Then in the doubles they were far to good for Palmer and Henman. Then In the third day singles Henman took lappenti apart and then palmer had to deliver the goods but he could not do it unfortunately. Palmer played really well in the first two sets and took them relatively easily. He then ran out of gas in the ...