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Germany sweep Chile aside; set to advance to Davis Cup finals

Germany, playing without No. 2-ranked Alexander Zverev, beat Slovakia 3-0 on September 10 in their opening match

Our Bureau Zhuhai (China) Published 13.09.24, 09:34 AM
Germany's Maximilian Marterer in action during his match against Chile's Tomas Barrios Vera. (Reuters)

Germany's Maximilian Marterer in action during his match against Chile's Tomas Barrios Vera. (Reuters) Tyrone Siu

Germany remained unbeaten in the Davis Cup group stage finals after sweeping aside Chile 3-0 on Thursday.

In a Group C match on indoor hard courts here, Maximilian Marterer beat Tomas Barrios Vera 6-1, 6-3 before Yannick Hanfmann defeated Alejandro Tabilo 7-5, 6-4 to clinch the tie.

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Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz then took apart Barrios Vera and Matias Soto 6-1, 6-3.

Germany, playing without No. 2-ranked Alexander Zverev, beat Slovakia 3-0 on Tuesday in their opening match. Chile lost their first match to the United States.

Less than two weeks after his shocking second-round exit at the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz was staring at another upset when a set down in his opening group-stage match for Spain on Wednesday.

This time, Alcaraz turned things around — though he needed some help from his opponent.

The No. 3-ranked Alcaraz clinched victory for Spain against the Czech Republic in Group B owhen Tomas Machac retired injured with the score at 6-7 (3), 6-1 in Valencia.

It gave Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead, with Roberto Bautista Agut having already defeated Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (1), 6-4, and Alcaraz then partnered with Marcel Granollers-Pujol to win the doubles in three sets and wrap up a 3-0 victory.

Spain joined the United States, defending champion Italy and Britain in gaining victories on Wednesday.

Italy didn't need top-ranked Jannik Sinner, the newly crowned US Open champion, to begin its title defence with a 2-1 win over Brazil in Group A in Bologna.

Matteo Berrettini beat Joao Fonseca 6-1, 7-6 (5) before Matteo Arnaldi gave Italy an unassailable 2-0 lead by beating Thiago Monteiro 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5). Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo won the doubles for Brazil, beating Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in three sets.

Britain defeated Finland 2-1 in Manchester in Group D.

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