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Davis Cup 2013: Great Britain shock Russia in Coventry
It is the first time since 1930 that Britain have won from trailing 2-0.
Two-time winners Russia were relegated from the World Group last year for the first time in 20 years and, with British number one Andy Murray opting to miss the tie, went in as clear favourites at the Ricoh Arena.
Both Ward and Evans were beaten in five sets as Britain fell 2-0 behind on the opening day, but a win by doubles pairing Jonny Marray and Colin Fleming on Saturday revived the team's hopes.
Ward recovered from two sets to one down to win a five-set marathon against world number 67 Tursunov and send the tie into a decisive rubber.
The British player, who lost a marathon match to Donskoy on the opening day of the tie, put the win over Tursunov up alongside his first-round Wimbledon victory over Spain's Pablo Andujar last year as the best of his life.
"This has to be one of the sweetest victories of my career, after injuries last year and coming so close to winning on Friday, winning this in five is a big achievement for me," he said.
"It's got to up to there as one or two. Wimbledon's always special because it's the biggest tournament in the world. [Andujar] was a top-30 player as well so that wa
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Jan-Lennard Struff
German tennis player
Struff at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
| Country (sports) | Germany |
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| Born | (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34) Warstein, West Germany |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Marvin Netuschil |
| Prize money | US$10,971,031 |
| Career record | 225–247 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (19 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 45 (27 January 2025)[1] |
| Australian Open | 2R (2018, 2024) |
| French Open | 4R (2019, 2021) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2018, 2019, 2024) |
| US Open | 3R (2018, 2020) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2021, 2024) |
| Career record | 104–108 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (22 October 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 129 (6 January 2025) |
| Australian Open | SF (2018) |
| French Open | 3R (2021) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2018) |
| US Open | 2R (2014) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2021, 2024) |
| Davis Cup | SF (2021, 2024) |
| Last updated on: 6 January 2025. | |
Jan-Lennard Struff (German pronunciation:[ʃtʁʊf]; born 25 April 1990) is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career-high ATP singles and doubles rankings of world No. 21 on
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Davis Cup 2013: Time give reasons for Great Kingdom to jab their weight
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