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Liverpool’s Ken Skupski targets Davis Cup success

July 8th, 2010 Comments off

Ken and Colin have been selected to play the doubles on Saturday in Britain’s Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II relegation match against Turkey.

Click on the link below to read about Ken’s thoughts on tomorrows Davis Cup match and how they have fared over the grass court season.

From BBC Radio Merseyside.

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Flemski named in Davis Cup team

July 1st, 2010 Comments off

From BBC Sport

Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith has put his faith in James Ward and Jamie Baker for July’s must-win tie against Turkey at Eastbourne.

It will be Smith’s first match in charge and defeat would mean relegation to Europe/Africa Zone Group III, the lowest tier of the competition.

Ward made his debut in the defeat by Lithuania in March, winning one rubber, while Baker won his last tie in 2008.

Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski have been given the doubles spots.

British number one Andy Murray has made himself unavailable – he also missed the defeat by Lithuania in March – as he has made it clear he wants to concentrate on winning a first Grand Slam title.

Alex Ward, the British number 11, has been named as the reserve, while Dan Evans, who has lost the crucial rubbers in the last two ties against Lithuania and Poland, has fallen out of favour.

Smith said: “I am confident that this is a group of players which can win this tie. They’ve all shown good form during the grass court season and now the focus is on getting the result against Turkey.”

Britain will be expected to win but, in world number 118 Marsel Ilhan, Turkey boast by far the highest-ranked player in the tie who has shown decent form on grass this season.

The relegation play-off will be played between 9-11 July at Devonshire Park.

Nestor / Zimonjic see off Flemski

June 10th, 2010 Comments off

(June 8, 2010 - Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Europe)

After cruising through their first round match, Flemksi faced Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjic the current world number 1′s and French open champions.

The Serbian / Canadian pairing got off to a fantastic start, breaking early and holding serve throughout to clinch the first set.

The second set went with serve until the eighth game when Flemski got the vital break and they followed up by serving out to the level the match.

Nestor /Zimonjic got the early mini break in the Match tie break and held on to close out the match. Ken and Colin will take many positives from pushing the world number 1′s so close and will now turn their attentions to Eastbourne.

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