Australia, first country classified for the quarterfinals of the ATP Cup

The Australian workforce, led by the younger Alex de Miñaur, has been the first to qualify for the quarterfinals of the ATP Cup after beating Canada, finalist in the final version of the Davis Cup in Madrid, by a convincing 3-0, and with out the contest of Nick Kyrgios.

Sturdy victory of Spain over Georgia

Serbia, Croatia and Japan clear up their debuts

De Miñaur returned to vibrate the native viewers that attended the Pat Rafter Area in Brisbane with a brand new comeback, this time in opposition to Canadian Denis Shapovalov, and received 6-7 (6), 6-Four and 6-2 to qualify to his workforce to the quarterfinals.

Earlier than this duel, the Australian John Millman, who changed Nick Kyrgios as quantity two, as a result of Canberra's was “stiff and sore” in line with Captain Lleyton Hewitt, did his homework in entrance of Completely happy Auger-Aliassime by beating him a blunt 6-Four and 6-2.

The 'aussie' workforce needed to shut a brand new appointment in the undefeated ATP Cup, after successful on the first day of Group F to Germany by 3-0, and dubbers John Friends and Chris Guccione secured the third recreation in opposition to the Canadians Auger -Aliassime and Adil Shamasdin for 3-6, 7-6 (3) and 10-8.

Germany beats Greece

In that very same group and in addition in Brisbane, Germany turned to the epic to beat Greece 2-1. Stefanos Tsitsipas, defeated for the fifth time the German Alexander Zverev, who ended up obfuscated after committing ten double faults, in the first duel of the season between two gamers 'prime 10' by 6-1 and 6-4, to drive the encounter of doubles , after having received Jan-Lennard Struff to Michail Pervolarakis, 6-Four and 6-1.

In the decisive double, the German couple composed of Andreas Mies and Kevin Krawietz, champions of Roland Garros, saved six match balls in opposition to the Greeks Pervolarakis and Tsitsipas to lastly win 3-6, 6-Three and 17-15.

Russian maniata to the US

In the meantime, in Perth, in Group D, Russia was once more relentless and sentenced the confrontation with the two particular person events in opposition to the United States to certify their victory (2-1)

Quantity two Karen Khachanov endured the onslaught of American Taylor Fritz in the first set and managed to take the recreation in the third spherical with a consequence of 3-6, 7-5 and 6-1 in a single hour and 52 minutes with solely 15 errors not compelled.

His compatriot Daniil Medvedev, revelation participant of the earlier season, left no hint of John Isner, who beat 6-Three and 6-1 in an hour, with solely two unforced errors and 24 successful strokes.

In the doubles match, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram defeated Medvedev and Khachanov, 6-Three and 6-Four to make up the consequence.

Italy opens

In that very same metropolis however in Group D, Italy was launched with victory, after falling in its debut in opposition to Russia by a blunt 3-0, and beat Norway for a 2-1 total consequence.

The individual in cost of sealing the first level can be quantity two Stefano Travaglia who had no mercy with the Norwegian Viktor Durasovic by endorsing a double 6-1 in lower than an hour.

Nonetheless, the Nordic participant Casper Ruud, who completed with the American John Isner in the first recreation, repeated the feat once more, after turning into the executioner this time of Fabio Fognini, who beat him by a double 6-2.

This time they’d kind Fognini himself with Simone Bolelli, a pair accustomed to competing in the doubles circuit, to get the first level for the transalpine workforce after ending in opposition to Ruud and Durasovic himself 6-Three and 7-6 (3 ).

Bulgaria, with agency step

In group C, Bulgaria achieved the second victory on this competitors. This time by defeating Moldova by 2-1.

Grigor Dimitrov didn’t hesitate in opposition to Moldovan primary Radu Albot and surpassed him by 6-2 and 6-Three in simply over an hour, after his compatriot Dimitar Kuzmanov did the similar earlier than Alexander Cozbinov 6-1 and 7-5 .

Moldova signed its first victory in the ATP Cup after the pair fashioned by Albot and Cozbinov imposed themselves on Dimitrov and Alexandar Lazarov 6-Four and 7-6 (4).

Comeback from Nice Britain

The opposite confrontation of the group was the conflict between the groups of Nice Britain, who got here after dropping to Bulgaria at its premiere, and Belgium, which had not yielded a single level in its earlier check in opposition to Moldova.

Veteran Steve Darcis stunned and added the first victory for Belgium after beating Cameron Norrie 6-2 and 6-4.

Nonetheless, the British workforce didn’t quit and reaped the comeback after the victories, first of Daniel Evans over David Goffin by a double 6-4; and secondly with the level achieved in the doubles that confronted Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury in opposition to the Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegan, favorable for the British 6-Three and 7-6 (7).