Oliver and doubles partner Alexander Peya are through to the second round of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after beating Eric Butorac and Bruno Soares 6-2, 3-6, 12-10 in one hour and 19 minutes.
The all-Austrian duo dominated the first set, breaking their opponents twice and taking the set 6-2 in 26 minutes. Butorac/Soares battled back in the second set to knot the match and force a match tie-break. The...
David Ferrer secured defending champion Spain’s place in the Davis Cup semi-finals as he defeated Austria’s Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 to give the host nation a 3-1 lead. Austria had come back from a 2-0 deficit by winning Saturday’s doubles, but could not prevent Spain from wrapping up the win.
Ferrer converted five of 14 break points and committed 18 fewer unforced errors than his opponent to...
Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya gave Austria a lifeline in its Davis Cup quarter-final clash with Spain as they defeated Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(12) in Saturday’s doubles rubber. The visitors still face an uphill task in Castellon, where they trail 1-2. They will need to win both reverse singles on Sunday if they are to end five-time champion Spain’s 22-match winning streak on...
Spain have taken a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against Austria. Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer had little trouble in seeing off Jurgen Melzer and Andreas Haider-Maurer respectively to give the hosts a comfortable lead at the end of the opening day’s play in Marina d’Or.
Oliver teams with Alexander Peya in doubles on Saturday to play against Granollers and Lopez. Play begins at 1:15...