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Really poor from the BBC - not even showing the live scores.

It is on here, but not great quality:
https://en14.sportplus.live/tennis/davis-cup/7094420/

 

edit - snap!

-- Edited by Jan on Friday 12th of September 2025 04:47:05 PM

GB Davis Cup is on Amazon Prime as well if you have that. Bit glitchy the coverage at times but at least it's on. Beeb coverage is shocking, what is that Russel Fuller doing?

Norrie comes through but his opponent wasn't that bad at all.

R1:  Cameron Norrie WR 34 defeated Tomasz Berkieta (POL) WR 545 by 7-6(9) 6-4

POL 0 GBR 1

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To come:

R2:  Olaf Pieczkowski (POL) WR 484 (CH = 471 last month) vs Arthur Féry WR 227 (= CH)

And tomorrow:

R3:  Karol Drzewiecki & Jan Zielinski (POL) CR 118 (74+44) vs Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 3 (2+1)

R4:  Olaf Pieczkowski (POL) WR 484 vs Cameron Norrie WR 34

R5 (presumably only if necessary): Tomasz Berkieta (POL) WR 545 vs Arthur Féry WR 227

Well got there ( Cam saved 2 SPs in that first set TB ). I think Berkieta may actually be the better of the Poles and well underranked.

He is 19 yo with Pieczkowski being 21 yo, has a better JCH ( 6 vs 13 ), and his senior ranking comes from only 12 counters ( FWIW Arthur, now 23 yo, has a JCH 12 )

indiana wrote:

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Smudge226 wrote:

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This is a big ask for Fery really..

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Arthur should be favourite, and is actually a very strong betting favourite at 2/9 vs 3/1 ).

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 Yes, very strong first game and breaks the Pole.

Fery mixing up his BH to great effect. Playing well