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SA’s Anderson misses Davis Cup for US citizenship

SA’s Anderson misses Davis Cup for US citizenship

Top SA tennis player Kevin Anderson is missing the Euro-Africa Group One Davis Cup tie against Slovenia next month in order to pursue US citizenship.

Wolmarans progresses in US Open qualifying

Fritz Wolmarans is the South African standing in the men’s singles qualifying competition at the US Open tennis tournament in New York.

SA teammates on winning note in French Open

Davis Cup teammates and recent finalists in the Soweto Open, Rik De Voest and Izak van der Merwe began their campaigns on the gruelling French Open.

Anderson drops one place in world rankings

South African number one Kevin Anderson dropped one place to 35th in the latest ATP world rankings released on Monday.

De Voest scrapes through at SA Open

SA’s Rik de Voest battled for two hours and 40 minutes to beat veteran Italian Stefano Galvani 6-3 5-7 7-6 (8) at the South African Open on Monday.

Gutsy De Voest falls to Kohlschreiber

SA’s Rik de Voest went down in straight sets after putting up a gutsy fight against Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber in a Davis Cup clash on Friday.

Mixed fortunes for locals at SA Open

Fritz Wolmarans gambled and won when he beat Édouard Roger-Vasselin to earn a spot in the main draw of the SA Open in Johannesburg on Monday.

Backing needed for SA tennis

It may have returned only last year, after a 16-year absence, but the South African Tennis Open is already justifying its presence on the ATP tour.

India enter Davis Cup elite after seeing off SA

Somdev Devvarman eased India into 2010’s elite World Group of the Davis Cup with a five-set victory over SA’s Rik de Voest on Sunday.

Heartbreak as SA bow out of Open singles

Davis Cup stalwart Rik de Voest and booming server Izak van der Merwe both bowed out on a day of stunning and unpredictable momentum swings.

SA tennis fails on world stage — ‘by a whisker’

High hopes for South African tennis this week at the Olympic Games and in Washington, DC, have ended in failure.

SA gains lead in Davis Cup group event

Overcoming an early shock in front of an enthusiastic, capacity crowd at the Tali Tennis Centre, the well-tuned doubles combination of Wesley Moodie and Jeff Coetzee gave South…

De Voest sets up battle against Ljubicic

Fifth seed Rik de Voest won the battle of the South Africans and set up a quarterfinal clash with top seed Ivan Ljubicic at the South African Airways Tennis Open on Wednesday. De…

Ljubicic sneaks into second round at SAA Open

Top seed Ivan Ljubicic had to survive a second-set scare before putting away qualifier Lamine Ouahab of Algeria in the first round of the SAA Tennis Open at Selborne Park on…

Sore Nadal struggles as Federer cruises on

Rafael Nadal struggled on a sore left knee past unheralded Australian Alun Jones on Wednesday to reach the second round of the US Open, but his bid for a third Grand Slam final…