Davis Cup Reviews

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Davis cup tennis tournament was vastly overshadowed by Wimbledon this year, and it also took place at the All England Club. I went for 2 days for the United Kingdom versus Ecuador, and the atmosphere was great. There were some well known players (Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski and Nicholas Lapentti), as well as some lesser known ones. The ...

British tennis is in its worst ever state. They have been relegated from the sixteen best countries in the world after their humiliating defeat at the hands of Ecuador. The truth is that there are not even any top class youngsters who look like they could come through and support Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. So the situation does not look ...

The draw was made and Britain were paired with Ecuador - at home. The British looked smug and David Lloyd was heard to say that even the local blind school could beat Ecuador on grass. Weel then David, nice one. British tennis has been dumped out of the Davis Cup by one Ecuadorian family. The problem is multifaceted, but clearly ...

What a disappointment. Roundly spanked out of the Elite 16 nations of tennis by Ecuador. The same Ecuador that ex-Great Britain captain, David Lloyd had said "Could be beaten by the blind school." Perhaps this is why he's ex-captain! No-one else had been so bold as to underestimate the Ecuadorian team, featuring Nicolas ...

Not able to take the stress past the third set I came away from the tennis on Sunday (Lapentti against Parmar). I was very doubtful about Parmar's playing after watching the doubles, but both his and G. Lapentti's performances were excellent. (There is British tennis after Tim and Gregg) Managing to win the first two sets by the ...

There has been much speculation and comment in the Press this week about how our Davis Cup team have been lavishing in luxurious surroundings adjacent to Wimbledon at significant expense. Some say that money would be better spent on coaching facilities for youngsters around the country, where central financial support for such activity is ...