ITF revisits classic Davis Cup, Fed Cup triumphs
The International Tennis Federation has opened up its video archive to give fans the opportunity to relive some of the winning moments from Davis Cup by Rakuten and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas over the last 25 years.
Tennis fans who are unable to watch live matches due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent postponement of the sport until 13 July, will now be able to recapture some classic moments from Davis Cup and Fed Cup’s recent past.
The ITF is able to provide these classic matches following the digitalisation of our video catalogue, a key project delivered in 2019 under the ITF 2024 strategy. The digital archive allows the ITF to manage and distribute an extensive content archive of 15,000 assets dating back to the 1940s from the Davis Cup and Fed Cup, preserving and celebrating the history and prestige of these unique competitions.
Over the course of the next 10 weeks the ITF will show title-winning matches on its YouTube channel, beginning on Thursday 16 April with Spain’s fifth Fed Cup triumph back in 1998, when Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario clinched a thrilling final against Switzerland’s Martina Hingis and Patty Schnyder in the decisive doubles.
Other classic moments will include Roger Federer’s famous victory against Richard Gasquet to clinch a first Davis Cup title for Switzerland in 2014; Petra Kvitova’s unforgettable encounter with Angelique Kerber in the Fed Cup Final that same year; Australia’s last Davis Cup triumph in 2003 when Mark Philippoussis defied injury to defeat Juan Carlos Ferrero; and Serbia’s now legendary head-shaving celebrations after winning Davis Cup for the first time in 2010.
The ITF will also be putting fans in the driving seat as they give viewers the chance to choose which matches they would like to see replayed in future.
Match replays will begin at 11:00 GMT every Thursday on the ITF’s YouTube channel.
Match schedule (all matches start at 11:00 GMT/12:00 BST):
Thursday 16 April – 1998 Fed Cup Final
Conchita Martinez & Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) v Martina Hingis & Patty Schnyder (SUI)
Thursday 23 April – 2003 Davis Cup Final
Mark Philippoussis (AUS) v Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
Thursday 30 April – 2004 Fed Cup Final
Anastasia Myskina & Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Marion Bartoli & Emilie Loit (FRA)
Thursday 7 May – 2010 Davis Cup Final
Viktor Troicki (SRB) v Michael Llodra (FRA)
Thursday 14 May – 2009 Fed Cup Final
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Melanie Oudin (USA)
Thursday 21 May – 2011 Davis Cup Final
Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
Thursday 28 May – 2014 Fed Cup Final
Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Angelique Kerber (GER)
Thursday 4 June – 2014 Davis Cup Final
Roger Federer (SUI) v Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Thursday 11 June – 2015 Fed Cup Final
Karolina Pliskova & Barbora Strycova (CZE) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Thursday 18 June – 2015 Davis Cup Final
Andy Murray (GBR) v David Goffin (BEL)