Alcaraz defeated South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo 6-4, 7-6 (1) on Sunday night, making it 2-0 after Roberto Bautista Agut’s win over Hong Seong-chan. “It’s a different atmosphere, you breathe different air, completely different from other tournaments,” said Alcaraz, describing his impressions. The 6-time Davis Cup winner Spain will now meet Croatia in the final round in Malaga in November.
At the Moselle Open in Metz, Thiem, who recently failed in the final of the ATP Challenger in Rennes and thus returned to the top 200 in the world rankings, meets the veteran Richard Gasquet today (live on Sky). Jurij Rodionov, who previously defeated Pakistan 4-0 in Tulln with Austria’s Davis Cup team, got stuck in qualifying for the indoor hard court tournament in France. He lost to Gregoire Barrere (Fra) 4:6, 7:6 (4), 2:6. The Lower Austrian tore his hip flexor in the third set. “I need a break now,” said Rodionov.
Davis Cup: Quarterfinals (from November 22nd in Malaga): Australia – Netherlands, Croatia – Spain, Italy – USA, Germany – Canada.
Source: Nachrichten
