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Serbia vs Spain in Davis Cup group stage; Nadal-Novak matchup on the cards

Serbia and Spain will square off in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals, organizers said after holding a draw. That could mean a matchup of Novak Djokovic against Rafael Nadal when their nations play as part of Group B along with Canada and South Korea in Valencia from Sept. 14-18. Nadal did not play for Spain last year; Djokovic helped Serbia reach the semifinals. Group A, hosted by Bologna, will include Croatia last year's runner-up along with Italy, Argentina and Sweden. Group C, in Hamburg, will pit Germany against France, Belgium and Australia. Britain, the United States, Kazakhstan, and the Netherlands will play in Group D in Glasgow. Serbia was in the draw to replace Russia, last year's champion, after it was expelled by the International Tennis Federation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The top two teams of each group will advance to the knockout rounds, including quarterfinals, semifinals and final to be played in Spain's southern city of Mlaga from Nov. 21-27.

Germany, Italy, USA, Kazakhstan advance to Davis Cup Finals

Germany, Kazakhstan, Italy, USA, Belgium won their respective ties in Davis Cup Qualifiers to reach the Finals.Germany maintained their perfect record in Davis Cup Qualifiers by beating Brazil 3-1 in Rio to reach the Finals for the third time. With the tie balanced at 1-1, Germany were able to call on some of their most reliable performers on Saturday, with the unbeaten Davis Cup duo of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz beating Meligeni Rodrigues Alvez and Bruno Soares 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 in the doubles, before world No.3 Alexander Zverev sealed victory with a hard-fought 6-1, 7-5 win over Thiago Monteiro.Alexander Bublik's first victory in four matches against Casper Ruud sealed Kazakhstan's place in the Davis Cup Finals for the third consecutive season - but the Norwegian team remained upbeat despite the loss, with much cause for optimism after a competitive Davis Cup week in Oslo.After Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Andrey Golubev had nudged Kazakhstan into the lead with a 7-6(10) 6-3 doubles ...

Denmark's top-ranked player Rune pulls out of Davis Cup tie against India

The March 4-5 tie will be played on the fast grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) here inside a strict bio-secure bubble

Daniil Medvedev beats Mikael Ymer, puts Russia back in Davis Cup semifinals

Daniil Medvedev maintained his perfect record at the Davis Cup Finals to put Russia into the last four. Medvedev defeated Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Sweden in the quarterfinals of the revamped team event. Andrey Rublev earlier outlasted Elias Ymer, Mikael's older brother, in a 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3) win at the Madrid Arena. With Russia having secured the win after the two singles matches, the doubles match wasn't played. Russia will face Germany in the semifinals on Saturday. Serbia and top-ranked Novak Djokovic will face Croatia in the other semifinal on Friday. It was the third consecutive straight-set victory for the second-ranked Medvedev after group-stage wins over Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and Ecuador's Emilio Gomez. Medvedev broke serve twice in the first set and three times in the second against No. 94 Mikael Ymer, Sweden's top-ranked player. "Today I should've served better, but I'm really happy to bring the point to the tea

Novak Djokovic wins twice to lead Serbia to Davis Cup semi-finals

After having to play in an empty arena in the group stage, Novak Djokovic relished being in front of Davis Cup fans again. Djokovic fed off the energetic crowd from the start on Wednesday, leading Serbia into the semifinals with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Kazakhstan at the Madrid Arena. The top-ranked Djokovic kept Serbia alive in the quarterfinal by defeating Alexander Bublik in straight sets in his singles match, then teamed up with Nikola Cacic in the deciding doubles for a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win over Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov. Serbia had played its group-stage matches without fans in Austria, because of the coronavirus pandemic. "It makes a huge difference," said Djokovic, who was constantly turning to the crowd to celebrate during his matches. "Fans are one of the reasons why professional tennis exists. Playing in front of the fans is very important. They give us great energy, they give us a lot of motivation to try to play our best on the court. In Innsbruck we

Germany beats Novak Djokovic's Serbia; Italy advances at Davis Cup

Not even Novak Djokovic playing back-to-back could help Serbia avoid losing to Germany in the Davis Cup finals group phase.

Djokovic beats Dennis Novak, helps Serbia past Austria in Davis Cup Finals

Djokovic won seven consecutive games from 3-3 in the first set to take control

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz tests positive for Covid, is out of Davis Cup Finals

Carlos Alcaraz, the teenager touted as Rafael Nadal's heir and the biggest name in Spain's team at the Davis Cup Finals, tested positive for the coronavirus and was dropped from the squad.

No Rafael Nadal as Alcaraz era begins for Spain in Davis Cup

The tournament wasn't played in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Davis Cup: Prajnesh, Ramkumar lose, India trail 0-2 against Finland

Prajnesh Gunneswaran yet again lost to a lower-ranked player in the Davis Cup while Ramkumar Ramanathan went down fighting in second singles as India trailed 0-2 in World Group I tie against Finland

Davis Cup: India's singles players need to give their all against Finland

India's singles players will need to back their talent with some killer instinct for the team to emerge victorious against a reasonably strong Finland in Davis Cup World Group I tie, starting Friday

Govt has no say in India's Davis Cup participation in Pakistan: Rijiju

India's participation in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 Davis Cup tie, scheduled on September 14 and 15 in Islamabad, is uncertain owing to high political tensions with Pakistan

The current Davis Cup is disappearing, but teams still want to win it

The long form still has a couple of rounds and months to go - call it a lame-duck Cup

Davis Cup: Yuki Bhambri gets consolation win as India lose 2-3 to Canada

The onus to keep India alive was on 22-year-old Ramanathan, but he failed to convert the chance

Mahesh Bhupathi drops veteran Leander Paes from Davis Cup squad

Rohan Bopanna is included in final 4 for India's tie against Uzbekistan

Ramanathan defeats New Zealand's Finn Tearney to enter round 2 of Davis Cup

India will now take on Uzbekistan in the second round in April

Davis Cup: Ramkumar fights but Lopez hands Spain easy 1-0 lead

Saketh Myneni, ranked 137, will now clash with David Ferrer in the second singles

Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal pulls out of opening singles tie due to stomach upset

Ramkumar Ramanathan will now take on Feliciano Lopez in the opening match of the Davis Cup tie

Rafael Nadal named in Spain's squad for India Davis Cup tie

Last time India and Spain competed against each other was in 1965 when Spain beat India 3-2 in a home tie