A national lockdown has left Davis Cup teams playing with no fans at the ties in Innsbruck.

The American's first-ever Davis Cup bout took place during the most high-stakes moment of them all.

The head of the Women's Tennis Association says he remains “deeply concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to “communicate freely, openly and directly” after allegations that a powerful politician forced her to have sex.

Second-ranked Daniil Medvedev has helped Russia beat Ecuador at the Davis Cup finals to set up a clash with Spain to decide which will go through as a group winner

The Frenchman has been on and off the tour with back problems since 2020, but is training again and wishes to return in Melbourne.

"It was interesting six weeks ago only 50 percent of the global playing group. Today more than 85 percent are," Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said.

“This might have been the most important doubles match I ever won, for now a Black man’s name rests on the list of South African doubles champions. Etched. Forever," Ashe said.

At Wimbledon she was the No. 10-ranked Brit on the WTA rankings, and now she’s just the fifth British woman ever to reach the Top 20 on the WTA rankings.

The 40-year-old gave defending champion Spain an early 1-0 lead over Ecuador in Group A of the Davis Cup Finals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Roberto Quiroz in Madrid.

While you don’t want to paralyze yourself with fear over the result, you also don’t want to let your competitive juices dry up entirely.

The Polish trailblazer was a No. 54-ranked longshot when she won Roland Garros last year, but this year she was the only woman to reach the second week at all four majors.