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Davis Cup Tour comes to Oxfordshire

23 May 2016, by Steve Smith

Thursday 26th May sees the National Davis Cup Trophy Tour come to Oxfordshire

The event will be held at the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre in Abingdon (OX14 3PJ)

Open to General Public Various stalls/activities will run throughout the day with tennis related activities before and after a photo opportunity with the Davis Cup Trophy.

North Oxford Lawn Tennis Club will have a stand on the day – so why not come along to see the Davis Cup and say hello to some of our club members on the stand…

Some more information about the Davis Cup (thanks to Wikipedia).

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men’s tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the “World Cup of Tennis”, and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team.

The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 130 nations entered teams into the competition.

The present champions are Great Britain who beat Belgium to win the title for the 10th time in 2015. It was Great Britain’s first title in 79 years, and first in the open era. The win moved Great Britain to third on the all time winners list.

 

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