Davis Cup

Debutant Jason Kubler fired Australia into a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals Group Stage showdown with Belgium after dispatching Zizou Bergs ...

Alex de Minaur overcame David Goffin on Tuesday to give Australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup Finals Group B clash against Belgium in Hamburg.

[Botic van de Zandschulp](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/botic-van-de-zandschulp/v812/overview) clinched victory for the Netherlands against Kazakhstan by rallying past [Alexander Bublik](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-bublik/bk92/overview) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in Glasgow. [Felix Auger-Aliassime](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview) lost his singles match on Tuesday, but Canada found a way past South Korea 2-1. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knock-out stage. [Diego Schwartzman](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/diego-schwartzman/sm37/overview) 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 38 minutes. [JiSung Nam](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jisung-nam/n652/overview) and [MinKyu Song](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/minkyu-song/sn70/overview) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. In a hard-fought clash, the 26-year-old recovered from squandering match points on Baez’s serve at 5-2 and 5-4 in the third set, eventually holding his nerve in the tie-break to record his win. Earlier in the day, [Tallon Griekspoor](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview) battled past [Mikhail Kukushkin](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mikhail-kukushkin/k926/overview) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. The World No. The 29-year-old won 64 per cent (14/22) of his second-serve points and twice rallied from a break down in the third set to triumph after two hours and nine minutes. [Elias Ymer](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/elias-ymer/y218/overview) and [Mikael Ymer](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mikael-ymer/y268/overview) ensured Sweden made a winning start against Argentina in Group A in Bologna. In the last match of the tie, [Matthew Ebden](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matthew-ebden/e690/overview) and [Max Purcell](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/max-purcell/ph71/overview) downed [Sander Gille](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sander-gille/gd32/overview) and [Joran Vliegen](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joran-vliegen/v895/overview) 6-1, 6-3 to secure a 3-0 victory for Australia. [Jason Kubler](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jason-kubler/kb95/overview) defeated [Zizou Bergs](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/zizou-bergs/bu13/overview) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.

We preview the opening tie of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals Group Stage in Hamburg, with Belgium facing Australia at 2pm CET.

“The belief is always there, we will all try and do what we can to be at our best,” he said. I feel we have a really strong team and with Jason [Kubler] also potentially making his debut, and both getting our numbers, it is special. “Playing the Olympic Games last year, it showed me how much it meant to represent my country. He will claim sole ownership of fourth place on the list for most Davis Cup match-wins by a Belgian player, ahead of Patrick Hombergen, if he wins at least one match this week. “I have been itching every tie to see if my name gets picked and luckily enough it has here. There are two Australians in line to make their competition debuts.

Jason Kubler and Alex de Minaur gave the Australians an unassailable 2-0 lead on Tuesday with singles wins before Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell teamed up ...

We were up 2-0 and then put the nail in the coffin. Hewitt added: “France have got a very good team and can pick anyone to play singles and doubles. Hewitt said: “He (Kokkinakis) was a little under the weather the past days but we had great confidence in Kubler. I was able to play loose and make sure I was going to make it tough for him.” “We had a team meeting to decide who was going to play. We have a great team and coaches. I have to prepare my team. They had a break point in the second and that was the crucial point. To finish my debut after being a break down in the third, I’m very happy. “We have five players here who are constantly pushing each other. Asked how it felt to win his first Davis Cup match, he said: “It feels great. Kubler, 29, is a former world junior No.1 whose career has been blighted by knee injuries.

An illness to Thanasi Kokkinakis opened the door for Jason Kubler to make his Davis Cup debut for Australia and he didn't disappoint.

“We had a team meeting to decide who was going to play. It’s a special way to start my Davis Cup career. It made me feel special.”

Canada survived a scare on the opening day of the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals Group Stage as Felix Auger-Aliassime and Vasek Pospisil edged past Nam Ji ...

Pospisil’s woes in the final set continued as he followed that missed opportunity with a wayward service game in which he was broken to love. The Korean refused to lie down, breaking to force the match into a decisive tiebreak. Hong kept his nose in front before bringing up two set points with an extraordinary forehand winner. And every time his Canadian opponent looked to be battling back, Hong showed impressive resilience, fending off break points with big first serves when he needed them. A pumped-up Pospisil served out to love to seal victory after two hours and 18 minutes. 13 Auger-Aliassime 7-6(5), 6-3 in the second singles.

Vasek Pospisil staved off an inspired performance by Hong Seong-Chan to clinch the opening point of the tie between Canada and Korea, Republic in Group B.

Canada defeated Korea 2-1 in their group stage match at the 2022 Davis Cup Finals following a doubles win by Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime.

Pospisil had a chance to take control of the match in the opening game of the decider when he held two break points. He nearly made it a double break in the fourth game but was unable to convert three break points. The Korean added a second break, but Auger-Aliassime was able to claw that one back right away. A sluggish start from Pospisil cost him in the opening set as an error-filled opening game was capped off by back-to-back backhands into the net to surrender the break. Both times, Hong dug deep to stay alive and was two points from victory at 5-4 in the tiebreak. Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime won the last four games of the first set in a row. To start the second, Pospisil upped the aggression and started forcing errors off of Hong’s racket. There, they went down love-40 on Auger-Aliassime’s serve and it proved too big a hole to dig out of as the Montrealer double-faulted to surrender the break. Most of the match was decided on Pospisil’s racket as he struck 29 winners to Hong’s 11, but also committed almost five times as many unforced errors 39 to 8. Each of the first six sets played on Tuesday saw a break in the first two games. The Canadians appeared to be in trouble as the Koreans were cruising through their service games early on, but the door opened at the last minute when Team Korea served for the set. Canada needs to finish in the top two in Group B to advance to November’s knockout stage.

The Davis Cup champions in 2016, Argentina will play this Tuesday at the Unipol Arena in Bologna. Only the top two teams in each group can make it through to ...

Coria selected Baez as the second singles player. Sweden is a team used to playing on fast courts and indoors and has the Ymer brothers as its best players. Only the top two teams in each group can make it through to the Final 8 in Malaga from 22–27 November.

MADRID -- The Ymer brothers keep coming through for Sweden in the Davis Cup Finals. A year after leading the Swedes to a surprising run to the quarterfinals ...

[Frances Tiafoe](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2708), who lost to Alcaraz in the semifinals at the US Open. [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3782) arrived in Valencia on Tuesday two days after winning the US Open. De Minaur's win followed [Jason Kubler](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1745)'s 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 triumph over [Zizou Bergs](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3356). In the deciding doubles, Auger-Aliassime and Pospisil defeated Song Min-Kyu and Jisung Nam 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to give Canada the point. Goffin had won 26 of his 30 singles matches in the Davis Cup entering this year's edition of the competition. [Sebastián Báez](https://www.espn.com/tennis/player/_/id/3340/sebastian-baez) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4), while his younger brother Mikael Ymer later comfortably beat No. [Matteo Berrettini](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2622) and [Jannik Sinner](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3623), who lost to Alcaraz in the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows in a five-set thriller. [Matthew Ebden](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1517) and [Max Purcell](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2645) defeated [Sander Gille](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3491) and [Joran Vliegen](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3751) 6-1, 6-3 in the closing doubles match. The 24-year-old Mikael Ymer is No. "I'm very happy because we weren't favorites in this group with teams like Argentina, Croatia and Italy," Elias Ymer said. The Argentines scored their lone point with [Maximo Gonzalez](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1045) and [Horacio Zeballos](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1513) defeating [Andre Goransson](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3719) and Elias Ymer 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the doubles. 98 in the world, while the 26-year-old Elias Ymer is ranked 119th.

A year after leading the Swedes to a surprising run to the quarterfinals, Elias Ymer and Mikael Ymer got off to a good start and led their nation to victory ...

The Americans will be led by Taylor Fritz in Group D, which also has a Great Britain team led by Andy Murray. The United States will be without Frances Tiafoe, who lost to Alcaraz in the semifinals at the U.S. The 29-year-old Kubler is in the top 100 for the first time since 2018. Goffin had won 26 of his 30 singles matches in the Davis Cup entering this year’s edition of the competition. 97, earned his victory in his Davis Cup debut for the team captained by Lleyton Hewitt. 17 Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-2 in the Group A matches in Bologna.

MADRID -- The Ymer brothers keep coming through for Sweden in the Davis Cup Finals. A year after leading the Swedes to a surprising run to the quarterfinals ...

[Frances Tiafoe](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2708), who lost to Alcaraz in the semifinals at the US Open. [Carlos Alcaraz](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3782) arrived in Valencia on Tuesday two days after winning the US Open. De Minaur's win followed [Jason Kubler](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1745)'s 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 triumph over [Zizou Bergs](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3356). The Argentines scored their lone point with [Maximo Gonzalez](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1045) and [Horacio Zeballos](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1513) defeating [Andre Goransson](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3719) and Elias Ymer 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the doubles. In the deciding doubles, Auger-Aliassime and Pospisil defeated Song Min-Kyu and Jisung Nam 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to give Canada the point. 17 [Diego Schwartzman](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2324) 6-2, 6-2 in the Group A matches in Bologna. Goffin had won 26 of his 30 singles matches in the Davis Cup entering this year's edition of the competition. [Matteo Berrettini](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2622) and [Jannik Sinner](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3623), who lost to Alcaraz in the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows in a five-set thriller. [Matthew Ebden](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1517) and [Max Purcell](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2645) defeated [Sander Gille](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3491) and [Joran Vliegen](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3751) 6-1, 6-3 in the closing doubles match. The 24-year-old Mikael Ymer is No. "I'm very happy because we weren't favorites in this group with teams like Argentina, Croatia and Italy," Elias Ymer said. 98 in the world, while the 26-year-old Elias Ymer is ranked 119th.