1974 davis cup final

With the Davis Cup finished and nothing much on the horizon, here's a DC-based Deep Tennis, simulcast as always at No Mas. “Steve, the U.S. win in Davis Cup was impressive, but I was surprised by how civilized it was. I remember Davis Cup being pretty volatile and political back in the day. What were some of the crazier things that happened?” You’re right on both counts. The atmosphere for last weekend’s U.S.-Russia Cup final was completely apolitical. Andy Roddick said the only thing he remembered about the Cold War was Rocky vs. Drago, and when Dmitry Tursunov, a Russian who lives in California, was asked what the two countries had in common, he said they both “have owned Alaska.” What you probably remember were the Davis Cup’s angry glory years of the early 80s, when little Johnny McEnroe, just out of his teens, was providing the thrills and chills. He led the U.S. to the title in ’81 and ’82 while almost being defaulted by his own captain, Arthur Ashe, for his behavior during a doubles match in '81 (at the same stadium where the U.S. beat Russia last weekend, Portland’s Memorial Coliseum). Those were wild times, but you wouldn’t say Mac was a political figure, exactly, unless you count the time he yelled at a linesman during a home tie, “Are you an American!!!???” It was in the years just before his arrival, the early-to-mid 1970s, when Davis Cup, like a lot of other sporting events, went current events on us. The background was the Cold War, but the far-reaching natur...

→ Close ▲ In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals. India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's [1] [2] South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the [3]

List of Davis Cup champions Current season, competition or edition: Sport Founded 1900 ;123years ago ( 1900) Founder No. of teams 16 (World Group) 135 (2021 total) Countries Most recent champion(s) Most titles Official website The The tournament sees players competing for their country in History [ ] The Davis Cup was founded in 1900 as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. Four members of The French won a further five successive tournaments before they were beaten 3–2 by Great Britain in The The Davis Cup underwent further reorganisation in 1981 when a 16-team World Group was introduced. The remaining nations were split into regional groups with promotion and relegation to and from the World Group. Sweden reached two more finals in 1988 and 1989, but lost both times to Finals [ ] Key * Title won by away country G Grass C Clay CP Carpet H Hard Ix Indoor • The "Year" column refers to the year the Davis Cup tournament was held, and • Links in the "Winners" and "Runners-up" columns point to the articles for the national teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries. Key Inter-Zonal winner, Challenge round winner‡ Defending champion, Challenge round winner† Single round◊ Davis Cup finals Year Winner Score Runner-up Finals venue (surface) Location 3–0 3–2 Crescent Athletic Club (G) New York City, United States 4–1* Longwood Cricket Club (G) Boston, United States 5–0 London, United Kingdom 5–0 London, United Kingdom 5–0 Worple Road (G) London, United Kingdom 3–2*...

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Four men who dreamed of sipping Champagne from the Davis Cup finally had their hands on it, but there would be no celebration. “We were told to put our tennis clothes on and come down to accept our trophies,” recalled Raymond Moore, a member of the only South African team to win the Davis Cup. Bob Hewitt, who played singles and doubles for that South African team and was later inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, remembered, “We were proud to see our names on the Davis Cup, but the way we got it left a sour taste in our mouths.” Tuesday is the 35th anniversary of the most important tennis matches never to be played. In 1974, South Africa and India advanced to the final of the Davis Cup, which had been won by either the United States or Australia every year since 1936. But the Indian government boycotted the final in protest of South Africa’s system of apartheid. The players who would have contested the final have had decades to debate the merits of the decision, but there still is no consensus. The South African players opposed apartheid but took different approaches to representing what had become a pariah state. Cliff Drysdale, who was the top-ranked South African player in 1974 and is now a tennis commentator for ESPN, publicly opposed apartheid, left the team and renounced his South African citizenship after playing one Davis Cup match in 1974. Drysdale said that he grew tired of representing a country whose government had become “increasingly unaccepta...

With the Davis Cup finished and nothing much on the horizon, here's a DC-based Deep Tennis, simulcast as always at No Mas. “Steve, the U.S. win in Davis Cup was impressive, but I was surprised by how civilized it was. I remember Davis Cup being pretty volatile and political back in the day. What were some of the crazier things that happened?” You’re right on both counts. The atmosphere for last weekend’s U.S.-Russia Cup final was completely apolitical. Andy Roddick said the only thing he remembered about the Cold War was Rocky vs. Drago, and when Dmitry Tursunov, a Russian who lives in California, was asked what the two countries had in common, he said they both “have owned Alaska.” What you probably remember were the Davis Cup’s angry glory years of the early 80s, when little Johnny McEnroe, just out of his teens, was providing the thrills and chills. He led the U.S. to the title in ’81 and ’82 while almost being defaulted by his own captain, Arthur Ashe, for his behavior during a doubles match in '81 (at the same stadium where the U.S. beat Russia last weekend, Portland’s Memorial Coliseum). Those were wild times, but you wouldn’t say Mac was a political figure, exactly, unless you count the time he yelled at a linesman during a home tie, “Are you an American!!!???” It was in the years just before his arrival, the early-to-mid 1970s, when Davis Cup, like a lot of other sporting events, went current events on us. The background was the Cold War, but the far-reaching natur...

Four men who dreamed of sipping Champagne from the Davis Cup finally had their hands on it, but there would be no celebration. “We were told to put our tennis clothes on and come down to accept our trophies,” recalled Raymond Moore, a member of the only South African team to win the Davis Cup. Bob Hewitt, who played singles and doubles for that South African team and was later inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, remembered, “We were proud to see our names on the Davis Cup, but the way we got it left a sour taste in our mouths.” Tuesday is the 35th anniversary of the most important tennis matches never to be played. In 1974, South Africa and India advanced to the final of the Davis Cup, which had been won by either the United States or Australia every year since 1936. But the Indian government boycotted the final in protest of South Africa’s system of apartheid. The players who would have contested the final have had decades to debate the merits of the decision, but there still is no consensus. The South African players opposed apartheid but took different approaches to representing what had become a pariah state. Cliff Drysdale, who was the top-ranked South African player in 1974 and is now a tennis commentator for ESPN, publicly opposed apartheid, left the team and renounced his South African citizenship after playing one Davis Cup match in 1974. Drysdale said that he grew tired of representing a country whose government had become “increasingly unaccepta...

→ Close ▲ In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals. India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's [1] [2] South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the [3]

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