• The French started the duel between Australia and France with greater success, when veteran Richard Gasquet (ATP 79) who replaced Adrian Mannarino (ATP 47) settled for (6: 2, 6: 4) of Jason Kubler (ATP 97). The Australian No. 1 Alex de Minor (22nd ATP) had to save the day, beating (6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 4) Benjamin Bonzi (53rd ATP) in the next match.
• The duo of Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell, who have won the Davis Cup 28 times, have achieved the decisive victory for the Australian national team, who beat (6: 4, 6: 4) 40-year-old Nicolas Mau and Artur Rindernech in la doubles match.
• The Australian team led by legendary Leighton Hewitt will test host Germany in the final duel of the group tournament.
• The US national team also achieved its second success, whose representatives beat Kazakhstan players in both singles matches. World number 12 Taylor Fritz defeated number one Alexander Bublikas (ATP 44) 7: 6 (6), 1: 6, 6: 3, while Tommy Paul (ATP 29) defeated veteran Mikhail Kukushkin (ATP 221. ).
• Serbian athletes also triumphed in both singles, beating the South Korean team by 2: 1, which thus lost the chance to enter the quarter-finals. Dušan Lajović (92nd ATP) defeated Seong Chan Hong, number 467 in the ATP rankings, 6: 4, 6: 0, and Miomir Kečmanović convincingly defeated South Korean leader Sonwo Kwon (6: 3, 6: 4) ( 74 ° ATP).
• Last season’s Davis Cup finalist Croatia scored a major victory in a tense battle. which broke the resistance of Sweden with 2: 1. In singles, the teams exchanged wins, Elias Imer (119th ATP) beat (6: 2, 7: 6 (2)) Borna Gojo (164th ATP), while Elias’ brother Mikael (98th ATP) failed to win against Borna Coric (ATP 26.) – The Croatian managed to prevail 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3 in a fight lasting two hours and 40 minutes.
• In the decisive battle, one of the best doubles specialists in the world Nikola Mektic and Ante Pavic proved their superiority (7: 5, 6: 3) over the Imer brothers, who rarely participate in doubles every day.
• The top two teams from all four groups will advance to the Davis Cup quarter-finals. The group stage will be played this week, while the knockout matches will take place in the southern Spanish city of Malaga from 22 to 27 November.
Davis Cup World Group, second round of the group stage
| The appointment | gr. | A couple | The result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.09. | A | Croatia [1.] – Sweden [13.] | 2: 1 (4-3) |
| B. | South Korea [16.] – Serbia [11.] | 1: 2 (2-4) | |
| C. | In France [3.] – Australia [14.] | 1: 2 (3-4) | |
| D. | ASV [4.] – Kazakhstan [9.] | 2: 1 (4-3) | |
| 16.09. | A | Italy [7.] – Argentina [12.] | |
| B. | Spain [2.] – Canada [6.] | ||
| C. | Germany [5.] – Belgium [10.] | ||
| D. | Great Britain [8.] – Netherlands [15.] |
Group tournament
| A group | UZ | sp. | group B | UZ | sp. | group C | UZ | sp. | group D | UZ | sp. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1-0 | 3: 0 | Spain | 1-0 | 3: 0 | Australia | 2-0 | 5: 1 | ASV | 2-0 | 4: 2 | ||||||
| Sweden | 1-1 | 3: 3 | Canada | 1-0 | 2: 1 | Germany | 1-0 | 2: 1 | Netherlands | 1-0 | 2: 1 | ||||||
| Croatia | 1-1 | 2: 4 | Serbia | 1-1 | 2: 4 | Belgium | 0-1 | 0: 3 | Great Britain | 0-1 | 1: 2 | ||||||
| Argentina | 0-1 | 1: 2 | South Korea | 0-2 | 2: 4 | In France | 0-2 | 2: 4 | Kazakhstan | 0-2 | 2: 4 |
| The game | The appointment | Elimination matches | The game | The appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 – C2 | 22.11. | 1st branch | B1 – A2 | 23.11. |
| A1 – B2 | 24.11. | 2nd branch | C1 – D1 | 24.11. |
Sources used:
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