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DEBBIE BARTLETT
Lieutenant General Edward Davis is saying farewell to the Rock next week and leaving with his wife Lorraine, as his term of office as the Governor of Gibraltar has now come to an end. The couple became very popular in Gibraltar after the Governor
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World number one tennis player Rafael Nadal, along with teammate Robert Bautista won a sixth Davis Cup for Spain on Sunday after beating Canada 2-0. Spain have become the first team to lift the Salad Bowl trophy after the competition changed to ... its new format, with one Davis Cup Finals event, played among 18 teams, in one place in one week. The venue this year was the Caja Mágica centre in Madrid. The final was played on Sunday between host team Spain and Canada. Castellón-born player ... Davis Cup, with 18 consecutive knock-out wins, 29 consecutive single victories and 32 consecutive wins including doubles matches. The final was as much Bautista's as Nadal's, however, the player returning to the tournament after the death of his father
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JOSÉ MANUEL ANDRÉS
Rafael Nadal beat Borna Gojo in two sets on Wednesday to secure Spain top spot in their Davis Cup group and a place in the tournament's quarter finals. After Roberto Bautista had beaten the Croat Nikola Mekti?, Spain needed another victory to ... Nadal got off to the best possible start in the second set, breaking his opponent in the first game. The 21-year-old Gojo, making his Davis Cup debut, did not crumble in the same way that Mekti? had against Bautista, fighting hard but ultimately losing
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MANUEL SÁNCHEZ
Spain will face France in the semifinals of the Davis Cup, their first in six years, after beating Germany on Sunday when they mounted an astonishing comeback. Germany led the tie 2-1 after Saturday's doubles but world number one Rafael Nadal, ... victory, in a game which lasted almost five hours, will go down in Spanish Davis Cup folklore. Having lost his first game to Zverev, he stepped up and showed great endurance and nous to see off his younger counterpart. “It wouldn't have been an easy
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Spain go into the final day of the Davis Cup round against Great Britain with the advantage of two points to one after the victory of Feliciano López and Pablo Carreño in Saturday's doubles match. The Spanish pair beat GB's Jaime Murray and
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President of the Spanish Tennis Federation, Miguel Díaz, said a few weeks ago that the choice of Marbella for the first knockout round Davis Cup clash between Spain and Great Britain had the unanimous backing of the side led by Sergi Bruguera - in ... services available and Marbella's past experience of hosting the Davis Cup. The first occasion was in 1989 when Spain took on Mexico at the Puente Romano, the venue for this week's action beginning today, Friday. The most recent was in 2009, but at the ... been flooding into Marbella to participate in a number of tennis-related events at various points around the town. “We want everyone to feel a part of the Davis Cup, especially off the court,” said mayor Ángeles Muñoz. Ease of access With 1,400 new
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Daryl Finch
The Spanish team received a welcome boost on Thursday afternoon as the draw for the Davis Cup first round fixtures this weekend revealed that Great Britain would be without Kyle Edmund, ruled out through injury. The British number two (26th in the ... table for Great Britain whose side comprises Dominic Inglot, Jamie Murray and Davis Cup debutants Liam Broady and Cameron Norrie. Top-ranked British player Kyle Edmund has been ruled out.J-L The fixtures for the weekend’s action at the Puente Romano
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Daryl Finch
The teams have been announced and preparations are well under way as Marbella waits to welcome the Davis Cup next week. The Puente Romano Tennis Club will host the opening round of the competition, a match-up between Spain and Great Britain, from ... clash in the Davis Cup is going to be difficult - it's a special competition. They have a strong team with Jamie Murray, who has been number one in doubles, as well as Kyle Edmund who is probably the in-form player on the tour.” The rising star, 23,
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Construction of the stand for the upcoming Davis Cup fixture between Spain and Great Britain is well under way. The Puente Romano Tennis Club in Marbella will host the games from 2 to 4 February. This week, a further 800 tickets went on sale
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Tickets for the eliminatory round from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th February are now on sale to the public. They can be purchased online from www.elcorteingles.es/entradas, by phoning 902 400 222, at El Corte Inglés stores which offer this service or the