Davis Cup Tennis

The Davis Cup tennis tournament is one of the biggest events in male tennis. It is considered the foremost international competition for tennis teams representing their countries.

The Davis Cup tennis tournament actually started off as a competition between the tennis players of Great Britain and the US. This contest soon became an international competition in 1905 with the inclusion of more countries to the tournament. Among the countries invited to join the Davis Cup that year were Austria, France, Belgium and the combined forces of New Zealand and Australia, called the Australasian team. At that time, the tournament was known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

These days, the Davis Cup tennis tournament has about 125 teams competing for 16 slots in the world championships. These slots are assigned through a process of elimination tournaments that will determine which are the top 16 countries to qualify. The Davis Cup is one of the events that tennis players worldwide strive to participate in, since this seems to be one of the only chances for non-seeded players from to play against the best players in the world.

The official site of the 2007 Davis Cup provides complete tournament information so that fans can find out anything they want about the tournament. While there is ESPN Davis Cup coverage of the games, you can also find Davis Cup matches on TV with other channels. If you go to the official website, you will find a listing of the Davis Cup matches and the schedule of the 2007 Davis Cup on TV. If you missed the games on TV, you can check the Davis Cup tennis results which will show you a list of Davis Cup winners for the day or the week. Aside from these schedules, you can also see the schedules for the qualifying matches and elimination matches between the countries involved.

Aside from schedules and Davis Cup results, you can also get news and information about some of the players competing in the tournament from the Davis Cup web site and from other sports sites as well. Some of the news you can get on these sites include the Marat Safin Davis Cup withdrawal due to injuries, along with news regarding Andy Roddick at Davis Cup and his progress in the tournament. As for Davis Cup tickets, online sources can get you tickets for the matches that take place in your locality.