Billy Harris beats Otto Virtanen 6-4, 7-6 (4) to seal Great Britain’s victory over Finland in the Davis Cup group stage.
The Briton, who took the court in place of Jack Draper, who is still recovering from a US Open effort where he reached the semifinals, capitalized on Virtanen’s 42 errors to make a dream debut in the competition.
Harris’s goal, a tie with Dan Evans, sealed Great Britain’s 2-0 win over Finlandwaiting to complete the full doubles, where if there are no last-minute changes Evans and Neal Skupski will play against Harri Heliovaara and Patrik Niklas-Salminen.
Evans was served against Eero Vasa (7-6 (3) and 6-2) and gave Great Britain the first tie point
Now number 178 in the world, he fell in the rankings by not defending the 500 points of the Washington 2023 champion by helping Andy Murray retire from the doubles in Paris. After a good US Open, where he eliminated Karen Khachanov and Mariano Navone, the Englishman returned to Davis to lead Great Britain on the first day without Jack Draper, who is still recovering from the semifinals reached in New York last week.
Playing as number one, Evans was impeccable on serve, winning 92% of the first, and beating a Vasa who, at age 27, was ranked 703.
Finland, last year’s surprise quarterfinalist, It came very weak with the loss of Emil Ruusuvuori, its best player.
If they win the doubles, Great Britain will top Group D ahead of Canada, who beat Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.
Source: La Verdad
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