Spain beat Russia with a 2-1 win at the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid. Spaniard of the Spaniards Rafael Nadal outplayed 6:3, 7:6 (7) Karen Khachanov to equalize after Andrei Rublev broke 3:6, 6:3, 7:6 in the first match (0) Roberto BautistaAgut. In the doubles match, which was decisive for the final outcome of this clash, veterans Marcel Granoyers and Feliciano Lopez defeated Khachanov and Rublev 6:4, 7:6 (5). The meeting was from Group B, which also includes the Croats, who have already lost 0-3 to Russia.
There was only one breakthrough in the match between Nadal and Khachanov - a 19th Grand Slam winner in the fourth game via football betting record of the first set. In the second part, each of the two players had one chance for a breakthrough, and in the tiebreaker first Nadal missed a match at 6:5, then Khachanov had a set-up at 7:6. At 8:7, world No. 1 made a decisive mini-break and closeda two-set match that helped the hosts to win the final victory.
Meanwhile, Canada beat the United States with a 2-1 win in Group F and recorded a second success in the Finals. In their first game, the Canadians did 2-1 with Italy. Vasek Pospishil prevailed after two tiebreaks over Reilly Opelka to give the Canadians an advance against the United States - 7:6 (5), 7:6 (7).
Then, Denis Shapovalov did not give Taylor Fritz a set, stamping Canada`s victory at 7:6 (6), 6:3, and the US doubles won after Pospishil and Shapovalov did not come out against Sam Querry and Jack Sok as the alumnicaptain Frank Dancevic secured first place in Group F and the 1/4-finals. Canada and the United States met for the first time in the Davis Cup since 1965. The Americans have a record 32 trophies since the tournament, but have not won it since 2007.
Australia, on the other hand, started with a clear 3-0 win against Colombia in Group D. Nick Kiryos overtook Alejandro Gonzalez 6:4, 6:4, and Alex De Minor handled Daniel Galan Riveros 6:3, 6:4 in singles matches. In the doubles match, John Pierce and Jordan Thompson beat the leaders in the world rankings of duets Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah with 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 (6). The South Americans allowed a second defeat and were eliminated from the tournament. Australia and Belgium will then determine the winner of the group in a direct match with each other.
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