Australia is just one win away from a third straight Davis Cup final and a surprise choice from captain Lleyton Hewitt led to the emotional win.
News Corp Australia
Jannik Sinner has stepped up in doubles to deliver Italy a comeback victory over Argentina that sets up another high-stakes Davis Cup showdown with Australia.
Howard Fendrich
Wins for Thanasi Kokkinakis and the doubles duo of Matt Ebden and Jordan Thompson have powered Australia past USA into the Davis Cup semi-finals.
Ian Chadband and Darren Walton
Italy have been crowned Billie Jean King Cup champions for the fifth time, but first in over a decade, by beating giant killers Slovakia in the final in Malaga.
Staff Writers
Jan-Lennard Struff has rallied to beat Denis Shapovalov in three sets to send Germany into the Davis Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Canada in Malaga.
AP
Retiring icon Rafael Nadal won a record 14 French Open titles, but that is only part of the reason he will be remembered as one of the all-time sporting greats.
Tennis fans have seen Rafael Nadal's damaging forehand for the last time after the 38-year-old played his final match, a Davis Cup tie loss in native Spain.
Eleanor Crooks
A flurry of big late season matches for Alex de Minaur sparked injury concerns but he brushed them off seeking to end Australia’s 20-year Davis Cup drought.
World No.9 Alex de Minaur's surprise inclusion has significantly boosted Australia's hopes of beating the USA in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Spain.
Darren Walton
The phenomenal career of tennis legend Rafael Nadal is officially over following Spain's exit from the Davis Cup finals in Malaga.
Great Britain's hopes of a first Billie Jean Cup final appearance since 1981 have been ended after underdogs Slovakia took the decisive doubles encounter.
Rafael Nadal has been picked to play the opening singles match for Spain against the Netherlands at the Davis Cup Final 8 in his last event before retirement.
Tennis great Roger Federer has paid a warm tribute to his former rival Rafa Nadal, who will play his last competitive tennis match at the Davis Cup.
He racked up a professional win at a younger age than his famous dad now Cruz Hewitt has been nominated for a player of the year award as buzz around the teenager builds.
Italy are back in tennis' Billie Jean King Cup final for a second successive year after ousting Poland and now aim to go one better than in 2023.
Neither Rafael Nadal nor Spain captain David Ferrer is ready to say if the 22-time grand slam champion will play singles or doubles at the Davis Cup Final 8
HOWARD FENDRICH
Great Britain are eyeing a first-ever Billie Jean King Cup title triumph after ousting defending champions Canada to reach the semi-finals.
Jannik Sinner has spoken about his ongoing doping case after winning the ATP Finals title, capping a year that yielded two grand slams among eight titles.
Andrew Dampf
Australia's hopes of ending a 50-year Billie Jean King Cup title drought have ended with a 2-0 quarter-final loss to inspired underdogs Slovakia in Spain.
In his last tournament as a tennis professional, Rafael Nadal may skip the singles and only play doubles if it helps Spain claim victory in the Davis Cup.
As Australia wait to play Slovakia for a spot in the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals, Poland and Italy have advanced and will face each other.
It will be a rematch of the US Open final when top-ranked Jannik Sinner faces American Taylor Fritz in the ATP Finals title match in Turin.
Australian pair Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson have suffered an agonising defeat in the semi-final of the doubles at the ATP Finals in Turin.
Ian Chadband
First-year captain Sam Stosur believes Australia have the team to again challenge for Billie Jean King Cup glory after making two finals since 2019.
