Britain’s Henry Patten and Neal Skupski react throughout their doubles match towards Canada’s Alexis Galarneau and Gabriel Diallo.
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Britain didn’t qualify for the final eight of the Davis Cup Finals after dropping to Canada 2-1 in its final group-stage tie on Sunday (September 15, 2024), whereas Novak Djokovic helped Serbia safe a spot in subsequent 12 months’s qualifiers.
The British wanted a 3-0 win towards the Canadians in Manchester, however Dan Evans misplaced 6-0, 7-5 to Denis Shapovalov to finish Britain’s hopes within the opening match in entrance of a crowd of 15,700 on the AO Area, the largest for a Davis Cup tie on British soil, in keeping with organizers.
Felix Auger-Aliassime then defeated Jack Draper 7-6 (8), 7-5 to seal Canada’s victory and first place in Group D. England gained the ultimate doubles match.
Evans hinted this will have been his final Davis Cup look.
“I’ve most likely had my justifiable share now. It might be and possibly shall be (the top),” he stated. “I have to have a suppose. If I do not really feel able to enjoying, I will not come again.”
Canada and Argentina superior from Group D. Finland was the opposite staff eradicated.
4 teams have been enjoying in 4 cities to qualify for the eight-team Finals in Malaga, Spain, in November. The highest two in every four-team group advance.
In Valencia, Spain defeated Australia 2-1 to win Group B with each having already certified. France and the Czech Republic had been eradicated.
In Bologna, the Netherlands gained the closing doubles match to clinch its spot within the Finals regardless of a 2-1 loss to Italy in Group A. The Dutch wanted a single win to advance however had misplaced the primary two matches.
The decisive win got here with Wesley Koolhof and Botic van de Zandschulp defeating Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6 (6), 7-5.
Brazil would have superior had the Netherlands misplaced 3-0 to group-winner Italy. Belgium had already been eradicated.
In Group C, Chile beat Slovakia in a match in Zhuhai, China between already eradicated nations. The US and Germany had superior from the group.
Djokovic led Serbia to a 3-1 win over Greece in a World Group 1 tie in Belgrade. The Olympic champion partnered Hamad Medjedovic to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Aristotelis Thanos and Petros Tsitsipas.
Djokovic beat Ioannis Xilas 6-0, 6-1 within the singles on Saturday (September 14, 2024).
Former world No. 4 and two-time Davis Cup champion Tomas Berdych will take over the captaincy from Jaroslav Navratil for the Czech Republic.
Navratil captained the Czechs for practically twenty years, together with when it gained the 2012 and 2013 titles with Berdych as a participant.
Printed – September 16, 2024 10:54 am IST
