Davis Cup

Cameron Norrie produced a back-to-the-wall victory that keeps Great Britain in the hunt for an opening Group D win over USA at the Davis Cup by Rakuten ...

My dad grew up here, so it’s so special to get the win in front of him.” But it was a brief reprieve as Paul continued to pile on the pressure with some deft returning, sealing victory on his third match point after two and a half hours. But with the American flagging, a third straight break gave the British No.1 a second opportunity to level the tie, sealed when Fritz hooked a last forehand into the tramlines. “I owe it all to the crowd, you guys were amazing,” Norrie told the Emirates Arena crowd. The pair traded breaks early in the second set, Norrie was pegged back after moving 3-0 in front as world No.12 Fritz made light of the heavy conditions with some bombastic forehands. Great Britain looked down and out as an out-of-sorts Norrie quickly dropped the opening set in the battle of the No.1s.

The clash in 2009 featured both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – a match that Nadal won in straight sets to clinch the tie for his country. Who to watch out ...

Roberto Bautista Agut ensured Spain made a winning start to its Davis Cup Group B campaign on Wednesday in Valencia. Matteo Berrettini and Lorenzo Musetti ...

[Adrian Mannarino](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adrian-mannarino/me82/overview) then drew the French level, cruising past [Oscar Otte](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/oscar-otte/o449/overview) 6-4, 6-3 in their first ATP Head2Head meeting. Briton [Cameron Norrie](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview) then overcame a slow start against American [Taylor Fritz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview) 2-6, 7-6(2), 7-5 to level the tie before the United States won the doubles. [Lorenzo Musetti](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-musetti/m0ej/overview) downed [Borna Gojo](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/borna-gojo/gh92/overview) 6-4, 6-2 in 86 minutes in the first match. [Albert Ramos-Vinolas](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/albert-ramos-vinolas/r772/overview) clawed past [Laslo Djere](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/laslo-djere/db63/overview) 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 in two hours and 57 minutes. 21 struck 37 winners en route to a 7-6(5), 7-6(5) victory against [Miomir Kecmanovic](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/miomir-kecmanovic/ki95/overview) to give Spain a 2-0 lead against Serbia. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knock-out stage. [Jan-Lennard Struff](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-lennard-struff/sl28/overview) battled past [Benjamin Bonzi](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/benjamin-bonzi/bm95/overview) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in two hours and 16 minutes to give Germany a 1-0 lead in the Group C tie. [Roberto Bautista Agut](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roberto-bautista-agut/bd06/overview) ensured Spain made a winning start to its Group B campaign on Wednesday in Valencia. In the deciding doubles rubber, [Kevin Krawietz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kevin-krawietz/kb92/overview) and [Tim Puetz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tim-puetz/pc68/overview) defeated [Nicolas Mahut](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nicolas-mahut/m873/overview) and [Arthur Rinderknech](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-rinderknech/rc91/overview) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(1) in the deciding doubles rubber to earn Germany a 2-1 win against France in Hamburg. [View Davis Cup Live Scores](https://live.daviscup.com/en/tie-overview.php/ALL-LIVE) [Rajeev Ram](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rajeev-ram/r548/overview) and [Jack Sock](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-sock/sm25/overview) rallied from a set and a break down to defeat [Andy Murray](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview) and [Joe Salisbury](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joe-salisbury/so70/overview) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 after two hours and 49 minutes.

Roberto Bautista Agut sealed the winning point with a tense 7-6(5), 7-6(5) victory over Miomir Kecmanovic in front of a packed crowd at the Pabellon Fuente de ...

Ramos rode his luck thanks to a net cord early in the breaker but played a beautiful forehand down the line winner to bring up two set points at 6-4. The rest of the second set was dominated by long games, with rallies regularly extending over 15 or 20 shots as both players refused to budge. The Spaniard needed three break points to move 2-0 up but the joy was short-lived. “Today I really enjoyed playing in front of the Spanish crowd in Valencia, next to my home town. Despite hitting 81% of his first serves, Ramos was only able to hold once in his first three service games. The crowd erupted in delight every time their home player won a point, but none more so than when Bautista collapsed to his knees after placing a backhand out of Kecmanovic’s reach after two hours and 15 minutes.

DAN EVANS was powerless to avoid a 4-6 6-4 4-6 defeat to Tommy Paul.

But the longer the match went, the louder the crowd got and the place erupted when Evans, who lost the first set in 50 minutes, levelled the contest to take it into a decider. When it got to a set all, I felt I had the momentum but I just couldn’t nick the break. “I mean, at the end of the day that’s probably what it’s all about. Just looking back at it, I think the crowd did a great job to get me back in the match. “I think it’s nice (the court) for the fans. But it’s nothing to do with the court why I didn’t win the match.

Just three days after winning his first Grand Slam title, US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has decided to skip the opening round of the Davis Cup finals ...

[Fabio Fognini](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=669) and [Simone Bolelli](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=279) also had to recover from a set down to see off [Nikola Mektic](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1524) and [Mate Pavic](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1790) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3). [Jan-Lennard Struff](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2337) put Germany in front with a 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 victory over [Benjamin Bonzi](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2355), after the Frenchman failed to convert two match points. [Albert Ramos-Vinolas](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1766) rallied to beat [Laslo Djere](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2365) 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the opening rubber that lasted just under three hours. [Lorenzo Musetti](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3764) eased past [Borna Gojo](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3449) 6-4, 6-2 before [Matteo Berrettini](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2622) rallied to beat [Borna Coric](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2202) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1. [Marcel Granollers](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=698) and [Pedro Martinez](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2623) beat [Nikola Cacic](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3257) and [Dusan Lajovic](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1769) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-2 in the doubles to complete the whitewash of Serbia, which is without [Novak Djokovic](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=296). And [Roberto Bautista Agut](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1733) prevailed 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) over [Miomir Kecmanovic](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2874) to secure the victory. He did appear during the national anthems, much to the crowd's delight. But [Adrian Mannarino](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1266) evened the tie with a 6-4, 6-3 win over [Oscar Otte](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3499). [Kevin Krawietz](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1627) and Tim Putz maintained their perfect Davis Cup record as a pairing by defeating [Nicolas Mahut](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=222) and [Arthur Rinderknech](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3511) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (1) to end a run of eight straight defeats for Germany against France. [Casper Ruud](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2989) saw the 19-year-old Alcaraz become the youngest man to lead the ATP computerized rankings since they began in 1973. [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3782), no problem for Spain.

This year's Davis Cup group stages have got underway, with Andy Murray and Cam Norrie among the players representing Great Britain.

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Tommy Paul won the battle of the number two players 6-4 4-6 6-4 at the Emirates Arena.

Paul looked to have made the decisive move when he broke for 5-3 but Evans hit back, finishing off a terrific point with a brilliant lob. Evans received a warning for swearing but hit back well in the second, serving better and securing the only break in the fifth game. The 25-year-old American is not yet a star name but he is a player with considerable all-round quality and in form after a strong summer.

Great Britain eventually succumbed to the United States 2-1 in Glasgow as Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury were defeated in a deciding doubles rubber.

Evans described the ambience during his Davis Cup Finals tie in Glasgow as “sombre” at times in light of the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II. The top two teams from each group will qualify for knockout stages in Málaga in November. No music was played during the change of ends throughout the event. It’s something that tennis needs to sort of have a bit of a think about. While Great Britain face the Netherlands on Friday, the US team must return later on Thursday for their second tie against Kazakhstan. The two teams went blow for blow throughout the third set, with the American team sealing its sole, decisive break at 5-5 then closing off the day just shy of 1am. “It was sombre [during the] change of ends,” said Evans. It was always likely to be the most difficult tie for both Great Britain and the US, two evenly matched teams. Norrie dragged himself to a tiebreak and then, finally, he began to push Fritz back and eke out errors from the American. The marathon tie of three three-set matches began at 4pm as Tommy Paul outlasted Dan Evans 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the battle of the second-ranked players. Cameron Norrie pulled Great Britain level on Wednesday night, recovering from a set down to defeat Taylor Fritz 2-6, 7-6(2), 7-5 and set the stage for a decisive doubles rubber. But with the new format, obviously we got two more matches.

Spain has started Group B of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals with a win after Roberto Bautista Agut sealed a tense 7-6(5), 7-6(5) victory over Serbia's ...

Dan Evans lost the first rubber to Tommy Paul before Cameron Norrie scrapped to a gutsy win over Taylor Fritz to send the tie to a deciding doubles rubber.

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Murray and Salisbury were beaten by Rajeev Ram and Jack Sock in the deciding doubles just before 1am.

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Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury were unable to prevent a 2-1 defeat for Great Britain against the United States in their Davis Cup group stage opener.

[Tommy Paul](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2964) as the U.S. "It's something that tennis needs to sort of have a bit of a think about. took the lead, before [Cameron Norrie](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2366) kept Britain alive in the tie with a 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 win against [Taylor Fritz](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2946). [Rajeev Ram](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=841) and [Jack Sock](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1895) in a match that went on until the early hours in Glasgow, Scotland. [Andy Murray](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=235) and [Joe Salisbury](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3335) were unable to prevent a 2-1 defeat for Great Britain against the United States in their opening group-stage game in the Davis Cup.

Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury were unable to prevent a 2-1 defeat for Great Britain against the United States in their Davis Cup group stage opener.

[Tommy Paul](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2964) as the U.S. "It's something that tennis needs to sort of have a bit of a think about. took the lead, before [Cameron Norrie](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2366) kept Britain alive in the tie with a 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 win against [Taylor Fritz](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2946). [Rajeev Ram](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=841) and [Jack Sock](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1895) in a match that went on until the early hours in Glasgow, Scotland. [Andy Murray](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=235) and [Joe Salisbury](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3335) were unable to prevent a 2-1 defeat for Great Britain against the United States in their opening group-stage game in the Davis Cup.

Andy Murray has urged the Davis Cup organisers to alter their schedule after Great Britain lost their opening match of the event to the United States.

He added: “They’re [Team USA] probably not going to be tucked up in their beds until, I don’t know what the time is, probably 3:30, 4:00 in the morning by the time they’ve done their recovery and managed to sort of calm down after a tie like that. As a result, the Scottish star has called for a change to the schedule. It was not to be for the British pair though, as they lost a thriller 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in Glasgow.

Andy Murray had been expected to play the role of a glorified super-sub for Britain's Davis Cup ambitions.

But the American duo turned the tide of the set and the match for a 5-7, 6-4, 7-5. “I knew it was a must-win match for us. “It’s a bit of a shame because they missed a great match. And the move looked to pay off as they moved into a 7-5, 3-1 lead against Salisbury’s regular playing partner Rajeev Ram and Jack Sock. “I knew exactly what was on the line,” he said. “But with the new format, obviously we got two more matches.

Aiming to bounce back after their opening match of the Davis Cup Finals, find out everything you need to know about Great Britain's match against ...

However, [Andy Murray](/fan-zone/british-tennis-players/andy-murray/) will of course also be available to answer the call should Leon Smith require and has history with Griekspoor, having defeated him in his first Davis Cup match since his surgery. British fans will be intrigued to see who captain Leon Smith selects for this doubles tie against one of the strongest match-ups in the competition. [Andy Murray](/fan-zone/british-tennis-players/andy-murray/) opened the tie with a trademark win over Tallon Griekspoor, coming from a set down to take a 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(5) victory.

We look ahead to the Group B clash at the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals between Serbia and Korea Republic, starting at 4pm CET.

I'm going to be well-prepared for the next match.” But, we've got to find our way to win tomorrow and this is the only thing that's in our mind right now.” So, they're going to be tricky. “I mean, I'm definitely not going to beat myself [up] too much. On the Serbian side, Filip Krajinovic was unable to be with the team yesterday due to illness. But he wasn’t the only player to impress in Park Seung-Kyu’s team.

It wasn't just the home crowd that gave the Spanish players a boost during their thrilling tie with Serbia on Wednesday. Both Albert Ramos and Roberto ...

“The truth is that it's very lucky that I can be on the seat. “I think the most important from Vasek was really putting the belief into me and the rest of the team. It is no coincidence these years that we have been with Sergi we have achieved all good results in Davis Cup.” Bruguera is a mix of emotions, animating the players and feeding off their needs. It’s always interesting to see the different styles that captains take on the bench. The presence of your captain on the bench at the change of ends can make all the difference.

CARLOS ALCARAZ is part of team Spain for this week's Davis Cup Finals group stage.

Spain is hosting the rest of Group B in Valencia this week, and went undefeated to win their first tie 3-0 on Wednesday. “It is a pride to be able to represent Spain on all sides.” And tennis’ newest Grand Slam champion was doubtful over whether he would play for the team when asked. I’m excited to play for my country.” The world No 1 is now in Valencia with the team but did not play their tie against Serbia on Wednesday, and has questioned whether he will compete at all or just cheer from the sidelines.