Plenty of upsets jolted the small ATP tournaments this week, while Fed Cup produced several WTA surprises as well.
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Team USA fell behind Italy 2-0 in a Fed Cup quarterfinal, while Andrea Petkovic played the hero for Germany against Dominika Cibulkova.
Young talents and veteran journeymen from Alex Kuznetsov to Bjorn Phau shone in the early rounds this week.
The distinctive features of Davis Cup can produce heroism or anticlimax in equal measure.
Resurgent Frenchwoman Alize Cornet is no stranger to drama and proved it again in Paris last week.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Kei Nishikori, Tomas Berdych, Fabio Fognini, and Ekaterina Makarova achieved notable results this week.
Andy Murray defeated Sam Querrey in four sets to lead Great Britain past the USA in Davis Cup.
Recaps of Davis Cup first-round action outside the USA-Great Britain tie. Wins by Czech Republic, Japan, Italy, Kazakhstan featured.
Bob and Mike Bryan delivered a crucial victory for Team USA over Great Britain in San Diego.
Germany, France, and Switzerland booked their quarterfinal berths today, while the other five Davis Cup ties remained in contention.
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