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Last Updated: February 03, 2024, 00:00 IST
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Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek clinched a spot for the United States within the Davis Cup Finals group spherical by successful the doubles match in opposition to Ukraine on Friday for an insurmountable 30 lead within the bestoffivematch qualifying collection in Vilnius, Lithuania.
LONDON: Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek clinched a spot for the United States within the Davis Cup Finals group spherical by successful the doubles match in opposition to Ukraine on Friday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the perfect-of-5-match qualifying collection in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Ram and Krajicek beat Illya Beloborodko and Oleksii Krutykh 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. The Americans personal a mixed 5 Grand Slam titles between them and every has been ranked No. 1 in doubles.
Their victory adopted a profitable opening day of singles for captain Bob Bryan’s U.S. staff on Thursday, when Sebastian Korda defeated Krutykh 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4 and Chris Eubanks changed an injured Taylor Fritz within the lineup and overwhelmed Viacheslav Bielinskyi 6-3, 6-2.
Ukraine was alleged to host the United States for these qualifying matches. But they had been moved to an indoor arduous court docket at SEB Arena in Lithuania due to the continued conflict in Ukraine, which started when Russia invaded in February 2022.
“We know it’s the toughest situation they could be in at home, so the fact they came out and competed as hard as they did says a lot about who they are,” Ram mentioned in regards to the Ukrainians.
The Americans superior to the following spherical for the fifth consecutive time beneath the present Davis Cup format, however they’ve solely then made it to the quarterfinals as soon as in that span, in 2022. The nation has received a file 32 titles within the males’s staff competitors, most just lately in 2007, when Bryan was on the roster.
The 12 winners from this week’s spherical, which concludes on Sunday, will be a part of reigning champion Italy, 2023 runner-up Australia, and wild-card entries Britain and Spain within the Finals group stage in September. Then eight groups will make it to the quarterfinals in Malaga, Spain, in November, when a champion shall be decided.
Six matchups started Friday and can wrap up Saturday: Slovakia at Serbia (which is with out No. 1 Novak Djokovic); South Korea at Canada; Germany at Hungary; Switzerland at Netherlands; Portugal at Finland; and Brazil at Sweden.
Qualifying matches that shall be performed Saturday and Sunday: Belgium at Croatia; Israel at Czech Republic; France at Taiwan; Kazakhstan at Argentina; and Peru at Chile.
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