the Davis Cup
/ðə ˌdeɪvɪs ˈkʌp/
/ðə ˈdeɪvɪs kʌp/
- an international tennis competition for teams of men representing different countries, or the cup presented every year to the country winning this competition. It began in 1900 and is named after Dwight F Davis, who gave the cup.
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