With the victory of Rafael Nadal and Roberto Bautista-Agut, the Spanish national team on Wednesday secured their promotion from the Madrid Davis Cup final.
Since the home side won both sets against the Croats, the doubles match will not have a stake. The Spanish finish in Group B with two victories, followed by the Russians and the Croatians bid farewell.
There will be six three-way teams competing in the Madrid tournament until Thursday, with the top two finishers and the top two runners-up. Thursday night and Friday the semi-finals are on Thursday and Saturday, and the finals are on Sunday.
Each match lasts up to two winning sets, with two singles and doubles matches played.
The four semifinals will automatically qualify for next year's tournament, while the two worst scorers will bid farewell.
Results:
Group B:
Spain-Croatia 2-0 - After two games
Roberto Bautista-Agut - Nikola Mektic 6: 1, 6: 3
Rafael Nadal-Borna Gojo 6: 4, 6: 3
Group D:
Australia-Belgium 1-0 - Match after a match
Nick Kyrgios-Steve Darcis 6: 2, 7: 6 (11-9)
Group F:
Italy-United States 1-0 - Match after match
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Fabio Fognini-Reilly Opelka 6: 4, 6: 7 (4-7), 6: 3
earlier, final results:
The group:
Serbia-Japan 3-0
Janko Tipsarevic, Viktor Troicki-McLachlan Ben, Ucsijama Yasutaka 7: 6 (7-5), 7: 6 (7-4)
previously:
Filip Krajinovic-Szugita Jujci 6: 2, 6: 4
Novak Djokovic-Nisioka Josihito 6: 1, 6: 2
The standings: 1. Serbia 1 point / 1 match (3-0), 2. France 1/1 (2-1), 3. Japan 0/2
Group C:
Germany-Argentina 3-0
Jan-Lennard Struff - Diego Schwartzman 6: 3, 7: 6 (10-8)
Kevin Krawietz, Andreas Mies-Maximo González, Leonardo Mayer 6: 7 (4-7), 7: 6 (7-2), 7: 6 (20-18)
previously:
Philipp Kohlschreiber-Guido Pella 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
The standings are: 1. Germany 1/1 (3-0), 2. Argentina 1/2 (3-3), 3. Chile 0/1
Group E:
Great Britain - Netherlands 2-1
Daniel Evans-Robin Haase 6: 3, 6: 7 (5-7), 4: 6
Jamie Murray, Neal Skupski-Wesley Koolhof, Jean-Julien Rojer 6: 4, 7: 6 (8-6)
previously:
Andy Murray-Tallon Griekspoor 6: 7 (7-9), 6: 4, 7: 6 (7-5)
The position is: 1. Great Britain and Kazakhstan 1/1 (2-1), 3. Netherlands 0/2
Davis Cup Final Group Ranking:
Group A: France, Japan, Serbia
Group B: Croatia, Russia, Spain
Group C: Argentina, Chile, Germany
Group D: Belgium, Colombia, Australia
Group E: Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Great Britain
Group F: Italy, Canada, United States
(Source: sportrajongo.hu, m4sport, mti / Photo: pixabay, mti,)