Tennis: Salute to underdog spirit
Lebanon may have lost the Davis Cup tie convincingly but in many ways, they were doing well just to be there.
Lebanon may have lost the Davis Cup tie convincingly but in many ways, they were doing well just to be there.
Dan King-Turner and Marcus Daniell won the doubles to give New Zealand an unassailable 3-0 lead in their Asia/Oceania Group II tie heading into tomorrow's reverse singles.
New Zealand will host July's Davis Cup tennis tie with the Philippines at Hawera in the Taranaki.
Uzbekistan have won the doubles rubber overnight in straight sets against New Zealand in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I Round 1 Tie in Namangan.
Russian-born Artem Sitak will make his Davis Cup debut for New Zealand after being named in the four-strong side for the tie against Uzbekistan next March.
New Zealand tennis is finally out of the doldrums in the Davis Cup, winning promotion to Asia Oceania zone Group One.
Close, but no cigar for New Zealand in the Asia/Oceania Group Two Davis Cup tennis final against Thailand in Bangkok.
Why is tennis' 'most prestigious teams event in the world' being hosted by a rural town?