Match Report
Felix, Shapovalov information Canada to profitable begin in Davis Cup Finals Group Stage
Germany beats Slovakia in Group C
September 10, 2024
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Denis Shapovalov in motion in Manchester.
By ATP Employees
Canada made a profitable begin to its Group D Davis Cup Finals Group Stage on Tuesday in Manchester, the place Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov earned singles victories to underpin their nation’s 2-1 victory over Argentina.
Within the opening match of the day, Shapovalov moved previous Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-3 to earn victory in opposition to the No. 31 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings after one hour and 37 minutes.
Shapovalov transformed all 4 break factors he conjured up and capitalised on an erratic efficiency from Cerundolo, who dedicated 51 unforced errors.
World No. 21 Auger-Aliassime then walked onto courtroom and brushed previous Sebastian Baez 6-3, 6-3. Auger-Aliassime suffered a disappointing first-round exit on the US Open final month however regarded in management all through on the indoor laborious courts in Manchester.
Argentina’s doubles specialists Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni then scored a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory in opposition to Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil after heading off 14 of the 16 break factors they confronted.
The Group Stage takes place in 4 cities, from Tuesday to Sunday, in Bologna, Manchester, Valencia and Zhuhai. Every group consists of 4 nations, with the highest two nations in every group advancing to the Last 8, which can happen in Malaga on 19-24 November.
Australia and France cut up the primary two singles matches in Group B. Thanasi Kokkinakis gained a hard-fought match with Arthur Fils 7-6(4), 7-6(3) earlier than Ugo Humbert levelled the tie with a 6-3, 6-2 win in opposition to Alexei Popyrin, who shocked Novak Djokovic on the US Open en path to a fourth-round run. Humbert gained 80 per cent of his first-serve factors in comparison with Popyrin’s 59 per cent.
Simply 4 days after profitable the US Open doubles crown with Jordan Thompson, Max Purcell teamed with Matthew Ebden to seal Australia’s 2-1 victory with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
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The Netherlands and Belgium are also degree at 1-1 in Group D heading into doubles. Botic van de Zandschulp started the day by defeating Raphael Collignon 7-5, 7-6(6), led by 19 forehand winners.
Van de Zandschulp, who upset Carlos Alcaraz at Flushing Meadows, final month misplaced to Collignon within the remaining of the ATP Challenger Tour occasion in Luedenscheid. The 28-year-old will subsequent companion Wesley Koolhof in doubles in opposition to Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.
Belgian Zizou Bergs downed Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 after two hours and 12 minutes. The Dutchman raced to a 5/0 lead within the second-set tie-break and shortly after despatched the match right into a decider. Bergs’ one break of serve within the remaining set was sufficient for the 25-year-old to seize the win.
In Group C, Germany shrugged off the sapping warmth and humidity in Zhuhai to finish a 3-0 opening-day overcome Slovakia and make a flying begin to its marketing campaign.
Taking part in with out their prime 4 singles gamers within the absence of Alexander Zverev, Jan-Lennard Struff, Dominik Koepfer and Daniel Altmaier in Zhuhai this week, Michael Kohlmann’s crew have been nonetheless in a position to produce a consequence befitting the nation’s stature within the recreation, dropping a solitary set throughout three matches on Tuesday.
Maximilian Marterer toppled Lukas Klein 6-4 7-5 within the day’s opening singles earlier than Yannick Hanfmann shook off the early rust for a battling 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) win over Jozef Kovalik to place the tie past doubt.
Ever-reliable duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz accomplished a 3-0 clear sweep with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Klein and Igor Zelenay within the doubles.
“I’ve very blissful. We carried out effectively right this moment,” mirrored German captain Michael Kohlmann. “In all matches we saved looking for methods to win in some way. Yannick perhaps wasn’t enjoying his finest tennis however he saved combating and located a method to win the match, and Maxi gave us a fantastic begin.
“He got here out excellent, very focussed, very concentrated. It was crucial for the entire crew to start out with a win.”
Contribution from daviscup.com within the report.
