Last Updated: November 24, 2023, 01:30 IST
MALAGA, Spain: Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic fought off Britain’s Jack Draper in a tough-hitting baseline duel to present his staff a 1-0 lead of their Davis Cup quarter-ultimate on Thursday.
World quantity 55 Kecmanovic didn’t face a single break level in a 7-6(2) 7-6(6) victory over his 22-yr-previous opponent.
Novak Djokovic can have the prospect to ship Serbia into Saturday’s semi-ultimate towards Italy by beating Cameron Norrie within the second singles rubber.
Should Norrie spring an enormous shock, the tie could be determined by a doubles.
Kecmanovic, chosen forward of the upper-ranked Laslo Djere, justified captain Viktor Troicki’s religion with a rock-strong show which proved an excessive amount of for Draper.
Italy earlier beat the Netherlands 2-1 to achieve the final 4.
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