Davis Cup, play-offs: France ahead, Switzerland ok, Germany eliminated

The United States, Serbia, Sweden, France, Switzerland and Great Britain are the first teams to win the “play-offs” who will play the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals in September. Let’s remember that Italy has already qualified by right and its group will be played at home in Bologna.

EXPLOIT ELVETIC, FRANCE WITH EFFORT

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Switzerland’s success comes as a surprise, with the Swiss overturning the odds and the result in Germany. Down 1-2 after the doubles success of the Germans Mies and Puetz, he first found in Marc-Andrea Huesler a player capable of knocking out none other than Alexander Zverev (a distant relative of the former world number two player), then in the old lion Wawrinka the pride it took to beat Altmaier in the decisive match, deployed in place of a disappointing Oscar Otte. France had a really bad time away to Tatbanya, Hungary. After the 1-1 of the first day, determined by the success of Zombos Piros on Benjamin Bonzi, equalized by the excellent debut of Ugo Humbert with Fucsovics, the Magyars went one step away from success with the good performance of the double Marozsan / Valkusz he surprised a solid pairing on paper like veteran Nicolas Mahut and Arthur Rinderknech. At that point, Les Bleus captain Grosjean replaced Bonzi with Adrian Mannarino and the left-footed man didn’t let him down, beating Marton Fucsovics. At 2-2 the ball returned to the hands of Ugo Humbert, 24 years old, No. 86 Atp, rookie in Davis, who instead of Piros, who was injured, found himself facing Fabian Marozsan, No. 161 in the world, galvanized by the success in double. That momentum wasn’t enough against the talented French southpaw who adjusted it with a 6-3 double, sending France to the Davis Cup Finals in September.

PREDICTIONS RESPECTED

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As for the USA, the decisive success against Uzbekistan was achieved by Austin Kraijcek, making his Davis debut, and Rajeev Ram, who celebrated his fifth success in six doubles games for the national team. The pair of US specialists, both Top 10 in the doubles rankings, defeated 62 64 Sergey Fomin and Sanjar Fayziev, respectively number 413 and 189 in doubles. Without problems Serbia on Norway. The success in doubles by Nikola Cacic and Filip Krajinovic over Viktor Durasovic and Herman Hoyeraal was decisive. Sweden also passes. Engaged at home, in Stockholm, in the preliminary against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mikael Ymer, n.60 in the world, won his two singles, beating Mirza Basic, n.396, and Damir Dzumhur, n.197. Elias, n.120, contributed by beating Dzumhur in turn and thus making the defeat suffered in doubles together with Andre Goransson against the pair Basic / Brkic irrelevant. Great Britain also ahead, who beat Colombia away in Cota. Dan Evans and Neal Skupski overcame Robert Farah and Juan-Sebastian Cabal 6-4 6-4 in the opening game of the day, before Cameron Norrie made it 3-1 for the away side, beating Nicolas Mejia by the same score.