Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon groenpoor win in Davis Cup | Tennis

sport">In Montevideo, leader Van de Zandschulp showed no mercy for Francisco Llanes: 6-0 and 6-3. That easy victory did not come as a surprise, because the 19-year-old South American is only the number 1262 in the world. Van de Zandschulp has been listed 1,200 places higher since his quarterly spot at the US Open.

sport">Van de Zandschulp, who made his Davis Cup debut two years ago with a defeat against the Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin, played very solid from start to finish against poor Llanes, who tried everything, but simply couldn’t get through against the Dutchman on the gravel. Two times 6-0 was in the air, but Llanes was spared that failure.

sport">In the second match of the day against Martin Cuevas, Greece track took a little longer than Van de Zandschulp, but in the end also stepped off the track as the winner: 6-4, 7-6 (6). He gave away a lead in the second set, but he struck in the tiebreak via 5-5 and 6-6. After a 3-5 deficit in the jump-off, Greek track came back strong and with a powerful forehand, followed by a decisive volley, he secured the victory on his third match point.

sport">For example, the team of captain Paul Haarhuis needs one more win on Sunday to take the meeting to itself. There is then first a doubles match and then two matches in singles on the roll.

sport">If the Netherlands attracts the meeting, the Orange will keep the chance alive to qualify for the prestigious Davis Cup Finals, where millions of euros can be earned.

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