

|
|
02/04/23 01:02:00
Printable Page
02/04 12:49 CST US sweeps Uzbekistan, advances to group stage in Davis Cup
US sweeps Uzbekistan, advances to group stage in Davis Cup
By The Associated Press
The United States swept its way into the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals on
Saturday, getting the winning point in a 4-0 victory over Uzbekistan from the
doubles team of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.
They beat Sergey Fomin and Sanjar Fayziev 6-2, 6-4, after Tommy Paul and
Mackenzie McDonald had won singles matches Friday in Tashkent.
Ram is No. 3 in the ATP Tour doubles rankings and partnered with Joe Salisbury
to win the last two U.S. Open men's doubles titles. But the Americans opted not
to use Ram last year in the final round, when they dropped the doubles match in
a 2-1 defeat against Italy in the quarterfinals.
Krajicek was making his Davis Cup debut, having reached No. 9 in the doubles
rankings late last year.
"They had five great days of preparation, and as anticipated they came out
really sharp and got the early break in the first set. And after that it was
like two freight trains, there was no stopping them," interim captain David
Nainkin said.
Denis Kudla then beat Amir Milushev 6-4, 6-4.
The winners of the 12 qualifiers being held this weekend --- six on
Friday-Saturday, six on Saturday-Sunday --- advance to the Davis Cup Finals
group stage in September, along with reigning champion Canada, 2022 runner-up
Australia and wild-card recipients Italy and Spain.
Eight teams will advance to the closing matches of the Davis Cup Finals
scheduled for Nov. 21-26 in Malaga, Spain.
In Saturday's other matches:
France 3, Hungary 2: On indoor hard courts in Tatabanya, Hungary, Ugo Humbert
won it for the French with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Fabian Marozsan. Adrian
Mannarino had forced the deciding match by beating Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (6),
6-2.
Serbia 4, Norway 0: On indoor hard courts in Oslo, the visitors, playing
without top-ranked Novak Djokovic, put away the match when Filip Krajinovic and
Nikola Cacic edged Viktor Durasovic and Herman Hoeyeraal 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Hamad
Medjedovic then outlasted Durasovic 6-4, 6-7, 10-4.
Sweden 3, Bosnia 1: On indoor hard courts in Stockholm, Mikael Ymer sent the
hosts through by beating Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.
___
AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
|