Davis Cup 2024: Depleted USA outclass Slovakia, Argentina stun Great Britain

ATP
Saturday, 14 September 2024 at 10:00
mackenzie mcdonald
Team USA produced a stunning result as they booked their place in the next round after beating Slovakia. The team competition is moving towards the final stages where players are giving their all to secure the ultimate prize.
One of the big results on the day was the team USA's defeat of Slovakia to book their sport in the next round. A depleted USA side, without any of the big names, managed to stun Slovakia’s side, which was confident of going to the next round. In the first singles encounter, Mackenzie McDonald defeated Lukas Klein in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3.
In the second singles encounter, Brandon Nakashima defeated Jozef Kovalik in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-3. In the doubles event, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram defeated the pair of Norbert Gombos and Lukas Klein in straight sets with a score of 6-7, 7-6, 10-1.
In another significant result on the day, team Argentina stunned Great Britain to cement their spot in the next round with a score of 2-1. In the doubles category, Britain’s Daniel Evans and Neal Skupski defeated the pair of Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni with a score of 6-3, 7-5. In the first singles event, Francisco Cerundolo stunned young Jack Draper, who was coming into the competition on the back of an impressive US Open, where he played in the semifinal in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-5. In the other singles event, Tomas Martin Etcheverry came out on top against Evans in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 7-5.
In the other results on the day, a depleted Italy side defeated Belgium with a score of 2-1. Matteo Berrettini won the singles tie against Alexander Blockx, whereas Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori defeated the pair of Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in straight sets. Tournament favourite Spain defeated France with a score of 2-1 as well.

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