Davis Cup

/ ˈdeɪvɪs /

noun

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

Robert Seguso took on the biggest referee of them all after messing up an easy midcourt shot during the 1991 Davis Cup.

Ten years of work by one of our most prominent editors for a war with Japan were swept away by the Davis Cup matches.

With W. M. Johnston he was winner of the Davis cup in the same years.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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