ATP Cup: Djokovic and Serbia make quarter-finals clear
In the night sessions on the fourth day of the ATP Cup, Serbia and Spain won the two favorites. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won their individual matches sovereign.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Jan 06, 2020, 03:52 pm
The win against Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Nicolas Mahut may not comfort Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki over the bankruptcy in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup final in Madrid. at that time it was Troicki especially on the racket to bring the Serb into the semifinals. The 6: 3, 6: 7 () and 10: 3 brought the Serbian team under captain Nenad Zimjonic the early entry into the quarter-finals of the ATP Cup.
The encounter between Serbia and France was certainly not lacking in drama. Benoit Paire had the win in mind in the first match against Dusan Lajovic, but then had to tremble for a third set. As expected, Djokovic's equalization against Gael Monfils was clear: With 6: 3 and 6: 2, the second in the world rankings prevailed in the 16th duel with Monfils for the 16th time. This means that the Serbs can already book the trip to Sydney. The French must win high against South Africa to reach the quarter-finals as one of the best runners-up.
Nadal without problems
The Spaniards, who had no problems with Uruguay in Perth, also have two wins. Roberto Bautista Agut actually gave up his first games, winning 6: 1 and 6: 2 after the 6-0, 6-0 win over Alexander Metreveli from Georgia this time against Franco Roncadelli. Rafael Nadal did not stay with Pablo Cuevas for long, winning 6: 2 and 6: 1. In doubles, Feliciano Lopez and Pablo Carreno Busta took the third point.
Australia is the second qualified team. The hosts were able to prevail 3: 0 against Germany and Canada.