Germany 3-1 Croatia. Britain 4-0 Ecuador. Davis Cup Final 8 is set.
FINAL: Germany 3-1 Croatia. AP: Zverev 6-2, 6-4. TNT Sports: Britain 4-0 Ecuador. Bologna, 24-29 November.
Germany 3-1 Croatia. Britain 4-0 Ecuador. Spain 3-0 Chile. Final 8 set for Bologna.
Why this one matters: the US Open is closed. Laver Cup is still 25-27 September. Sunday named the last Davis Cup Final 8 tickets.
AP: Alexander Zverev beat Dino Prizmic 6-2, 6-4 in 77 minutes in Halle. Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz had beaten Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-5, 6-2. Germany 3-1 Croatia. AP: Britain through when Henry Patten and Neal Skupski beat Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo 6-3, 6-4. TNT Sports and Wikipedia print Britain 4-0 Ecuador. Wikipedia and SuperTennis: Spain 3-0 Chile.
Wikipedia Final 8, Bologna, 24-29 November: Italy (hosts, three-time champions), Canada, Czechia, Austria, South Korea, Germany, Great Britain, Spain. Laver Cup at The O2 has not been played.
The stakes
Eight nations, one indoor week in Bologna. A qualifier win is not the trophy.
The rivalry angle
A US Open champion wrapping a tie on home hard court, and a British doubles pair sending the hosts through at the Copper Box.
Players who could decide it
AP: 6-2, 6-4 in 77 minutes over Dino Prizmic. No break points faced. Germany through.
AP: 6-3, 6-4 over Escobar and Hidalgo. TNT Sports: Britain 4-0 Ecuador.
Did you know?
- !AP: Zverev 6-2, 6-4 Prizmic in 77 minutes. Germany 3-1 Croatia.
- !AP: Krawietz and Puetz 7-5, 6-2 Mektic and Pavic before Zverev closed it.
- !TNT Sports and Wikipedia: Britain 4-0 Ecuador. Spain 3-0 Chile.
Sources
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