The 1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the eighth edition of what is now known as the

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...

. For the first time, ties were held in different countries and at different times, rather than all the matches being played in the same venue, as before. It also marked the first time that a tie was played in

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. After

Australasia Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...

's victory in 1907, the

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and the

British Isles The British Isles are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner Hebrides, Inner and Outer Hebr ...

tried to re-claim the cup, however the Australasia team prevailed again. The final was played at the Albert Ground in

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on 27–30 November.

Final

United States vs. British Isles

Challenge Round

Australasia vs. United States 1908 Davis Cup

References

External links

Davis Cup official website
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