Serbia took an almost certain step towards the semifinals of the Davis Cup as its classification was left in the hands of its leader, Novak Djokovic. And, except for an accident for the world number one, he started everything in his favor to judge Great Britain by beating the left-hander. Cameron Norriewhere the ATP Finals champion has a favorable margin of 3-0.
The Balkan team, champion in 2004, advanced to Martín Carpena in Málaga thanks to the greater experience of Miomir Kecmanovic24 years old and world number 55, surpassing the youth Jack Draper21 years old and number 60, by 7-6 (2) and 7-6 (6) in 2h.02′.
A 1-0 by Serbia against Great Britain points to a showdown on Saturday against Italy Jannik Sinner, who defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the morning match. Although he is the ‘salad bowl’ of the tournament, even Djokovic is not confident about what could happen. In fact, he even appears in the official lineup as well Dusan Lajovic in doubles, although changes are allowed if necessary to break a tie.
Kecmanovic was first, in singles, from Dusan Lajovic and Laslo Djeredespite the fact that his record in the competition is negative (2-3), that he lost his previous ATP time against Draper and that he closed the campaign on the downside, losing his three previous ATP matches.
But he showed bravery against the left-handed Draper, playing in just his second Davis Cup match, as the British were left without a contest. Daniel Evanswho can be chosen, and Andy Murray.
Despite the fact that the Englishman came in shape, with 9 victories in 10 singles on the circuit, where he was champion of the Bergamo Challenger and ATP finalist in Sofia.
Indoors and on the hard courts, there was not a single break. Kecmanovic, more than enough, and Draper, protect their serve. And in the tiebreaks, the consistent Serbian defeated the scattered cannons of the Briton, who was expected to be elite if he could achieve the continuation that was denied him by injuries.
Source: La Verdad
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