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Davis Cup

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. an annual international lawn tennis championship for men's teams
  2. the trophy awarded for this
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Davis Cup1

C20: after Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), American civic leader who donated the cup
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Example Sentences

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The British number one skipped the Davis Cup tie against Japan and also pulled out of a tournament in Rotterdam in early February.

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He has already decided to skip Britain's Davis Cup tie in Japan on 31 January and plans to resume his season the following week at a ATP 500 event in Rotterdam.

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He rounded off the year by leading Italy to the Davis Cup title.

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"If I look back on my own career, I think what in many ways burnt me out was playing Davis Cup," he explained.

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"It has been a year of firsts and there are so many things which I'm proud we've been able to achieve," says Patten, who made his Davis Cup debut in September.

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