Davis Cup Qualifiers: United States Takes Commanding 2-0 Lead Over Taiwan
Alex Michelsen held off Tung-Lin Wu to give the United States a strong 2-0 lead over Taiwan in their Davis Cup qualifier on Friday in Taipei City.
Earlier in the day, American Marcos Giron opened the tie with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory over Chun-Hsin Tseng. Michelsen followed up with an impressive performance, firing 12 aces and saving both break points he faced to edge past Wu.
The tie will continue on Saturday with a doubles match, followed by additional singles matches if necessary.
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Argentina Defeats Norway in a 3-2 Thriller
Argentina secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Norway in Oslo, with Mariano Navone winning the deciding match against Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Other Friday action saw:
- Austria take a 2-0 lead over Finland in Schwechat, Austria.
- Serbia move ahead 2-0 on Denmark in Copenhagen.
- Germany secure a 2-0 advantage over Israel in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Japan and Great Britain split their first two matches in Miki, Japan.
- Australia grab a 2-0 lead over Sweden in Stockholm.
- Croatia take a 2-0 edge over Slovakia in Osijek, Croatia.
These matchups will continue on Saturday with doubles and potential singles deciders.
Open Occitanie: Kovacevic Upsets Bublik, Sets Up Semifinal Clash with Rublev
American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic stunned fourth seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-2 to book his place in the semifinals of the Open Occitanie in Montpellier, France.
Kovacevic, ranked No. 102 in the world, delivered a near-flawless performance, saving all eight break points he faced and winning 31 of 37 first-service points (83.8 percent). Bublik struggled with consistency, despite hitting 12 aces, as he committed seven double faults.
Kovacevic will next face No. 1 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia, who was leading 5-2 when Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili retired.
In other quarterfinal results:
- No. 2 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada defeated No. 8 seed Yunchaokete Bu of China 6-3, 6-4.
- Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands upset fifth seed and fellow countryman Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (5), 6-4.
The semifinals are set to take place on Saturday.
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