Belgium is on the edge of an impressive road victory in the second round of the Davis Cup qualifications after Raphael Collignon and Zizou Berg delivered striking versions in Sydney on Saturday.
The No. 91 in the PIF ATP ranking, Collignon has World No. 8 and hometown favorite Alex de Minaur 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in Ken Rosewall Arena disrupted to give his country a perfect start in his bid in his bid at a place at the Davis Cup final 8. Krampen to win the first top 10 win of his career.
A Herculean effort of Raphael Collignon in Belgium that beats Alex de Minaurur in Australia to give his nation a 1-0 lead?#Daviscup pic.twitter.com/ez9guumuy2
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“I think when you play for your country, there is no pain,” said Collignon, who also defeated Casper Ruud in the US Open last month, in his interview on the entire country. “We always have great players, and this is incredible, I think for a small country like ours.”
Bergs later Sank Jordan Thompson 7-6 (4), 6-4 to end a perfect day for Belgium. A triple Davis Cup finalist, including in 2015 and 2017, will now look at Sander Gille and Joran Vlieegen to complete the victory on Saturday, when experienced Doubles duo take on John Peers and Rinky Hijikata.
“It feels great for the team,” Bergs told Thompson after his victory. “We did great today, but we are still far from the end.”
Germany books its place in Bologna
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz added to a dominant display from Germany in Tokyo, where the double stars Yosuke Watanuki and Takeru Yuzuki, 7-6 (4) defeated to seal the victory against Japan and their country in the last 8.
After Jan-Lennard Struff and Yannick Hanfmann had achieved singles victories on Friday, Krawietz and Puetz recorded their 18th victory in 19 Davis Cup Rubbers as a team to ensure that Germany will compete in Bologna, where the last 8 action takes place from 18-23 November. Justin Engel then celebrated his Davis Cup debut by rule in a collision of #nextgenatp Stars. The 17-year-old angel beat the 19-year-old Rei Sakamoto 6-3, 6-7 (2), 10-7 to pack a 4-0 triumph for Germany.
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