Wimbledon men’s doubles reduced to best-of-3 format
January 25, 2023 GMTWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The men's doubles format at Wimbledon has been changed to best-of-three sets to bring it in line with the other three Grand Slam tournaments.
The All England Club announced the switch from best-of-five sets on Wednesday and said the reduction could attract more players to enter the doubles competition at Wimbledon.
Davis Cup: Australia beats Croatia 2-1 to reach final
November 25, 2022 GMTMÁLAGA, Spain (AP) — Australia had to fight back twice to reach its first Davis Cup final in 19 years after beating Croatia 2-1 on Friday.
Lleyton Hewitt's team recovered from losing the first singles.
Ebden-Purcell win men’s doubles title | Wimbledon updates
July 9, 2022 GMTWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
Wimbledon updates | Matthew Ebden reaches another final
July 7, 2022 GMTWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
Croatia beats Serbia in doubles to reach Davis Cup final
December 3, 2021 GMTIn a showdown between the world’s best player and doubles pair, Croatia’s top-ranked twosome beat a Serbia led by Novak Djokovic to send their country into the Davis Cup final.
Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic brushed aside Djokovic and partner Filip Krajinovic 7-5, 6-1 in doubles on Friday to win the semifinal for Croatia 2-1.
Croatia advances to Davis Cup semis after beating Italy
November 29, 2021 GMTTURIN, Italy (AP) — Croatia became the first team to reach the Davis Cup semifinals after seeing off Italy 2-1 on Monday.
With the singles squared, the top-ranked doubles team of Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic had no trouble seeing off Fabio Fognini and Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4 in the decider.