Davis Cup: Kazakhstan ties Serbia 1-1 after opening day

Mar 05, 2016, 20:18
Davis Cup: Kazakhstan ties Serbia 1-1 after opening day

7-5 scoreline gave Kazakhstan a 2-1 lead ahead of the reverse singles on Sunday where the victor will go on to face either defending champions Great Britain or Japan in the quarter-finals.

Djokovic says, "I lost some of the momentum in the third set, but it was enough to win the match".

Dustin Brown, set to play his second tie for Germany, was drawn with Philipp Petzschner against Radek Stepanek and Jiri Vesely in Saturday's doubles.

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In the 2nd match, World No. 23 Viktor Troicki was denied by Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin, who overcame the Serb 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 in 2 hours and 38 minutes.

Novak Djokovic will play the opening match against Aleksandr Nedovyesov on Friday when Serbia takes on Kazakhstan in the first round of the Davis Cup.

World's best tennis player Novak Djokovic said Friday that it was an honor for him to play a Davis Cup match in a venue that carried the name of the legendary basketball coach Aleksandar Nikolic.

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Australia's Bernard Tomic fought off a challenge from American Jack Sock to level their tie 1-1 in Melbourne. Earlier, John Isner gave the USA the lead with a 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 win over Sam Groth on grass at Kooyong, the former home of the Australian Open. Seventh-ranked Berdych prevailed 7-6 (6), 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 over the 18-year-old Zverev, who was making his Davis Cup debut.

But world number six Kei Nishikori then avenged one of the worst defeats of his career as he defeated Dan Evans 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) to bring his country level at 1-1. Italy made it 2-0 when Andreas Seppi beat Henri Laaksonen 7-5, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3.

In Guadeloupe, Yannick Noah's first match in his second spell as France captain got off to a winning start when Gael Monfils eased past Frank Dancevic 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 and Gilles Simon beat Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 for a 2-0 lead over Canada.

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