Nadal Beats Khachanov In Davis Cup Finals
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal helped Spain pull even against Russia on Tuesday at the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid.
The Spaniard beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(7) to tie Russia 1-1 in Group B. Nadal improved to 25-1 in Davis Cup matches.
Most Davis Cup Wins By A Spaniard
Player |
Win-Loss |
Manuel Santana |
69-17 |
Manuel Orantes |
39-19 |
David Ferrer |
28-5 |
Juan Gisbert |
27-20 |
Rafael Nadal |
24-1 |
Earlier Tuesday, Russian Andrey Rublev held off World No. 9 Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(0). Spain and Russia will compete a doubles match to determine the winner of the tie.
Canada started 2-0 to become the first team to guarantee their place in the quarter-finals. The Canadians beat Italy on Monday in Group F and, thanks to singles wins from Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov, downed the U.S.A. on Tuesday.
Pospisil improved to 2-0 this week with a 7-6(5), 7-6(7) win against Reilly Opelka, and Shapovalov edged Taylor Fritz 7-6(6), 6-3.
In Group A, Nitto ATP Finals doubles champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut clinched a 2-1 win for France 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5 against Japan's Ben McLachlan/Yasutaka Uchiyama. France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-2, 6-1, and Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka beat Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-2 to setup the deciding doubles match.
Australia beat Colombia in Group D as 2019 ATP Tour titlists Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur both won in straight sets. Kyrgios beat Alejandro Gonzalez 6-4, 6-4, and De Minaur swept Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 6-3.
Argentina swept Chile 3-0 behind a 6-4, 6-3 Guido Pella win against Nicolas Jarry, a 6-2, 6-2 Diego Schwartzman victory against Cristian Garin and a 6-3, 7-5 doubles victory for Maximo Gonzalez/Leonardo Mayer versus Nicolas Jarry/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo.
In Group E, Alexander Bublik/Mikhail Kukushkin gave Kazakhstan a 2-1 win against the Netherlands with a 6-4, 7-6(2) victory against Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer. Earlier in singles, Haase beat Bublik 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(5) and Kukushkin beat Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-2, 6-2.
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