The pairing of Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen bounced back from the loss against Brazil in the DAvis Cup group stage, Marcelo Melo and Rafael Matos were defeated in the doubles match (6-3, 3-6 and 6-4).
In a game just over an hour and a half, Belgium overturned its bad day and killed a Brazil who dreamed of a miraclein achieving a plenary session before the Belgians and receiving an Italian gift in the form of a plenary session before the Dutch.
However, both teams are alive today with 4 wins and 5 losses. The Netherlands’ score is 3 wins and 3 losses, so there could be a triple tie.
In that case, the elimination criteria are as follows, in this order: highest percentage of matches won; highest percentage of sets won; highest percentage of games won and finally, the countries’ positions in the Davis Cup country rankings used for Finals week.
Italy needed a Brazil win to qualify, so it will mathematically defend the crown it won last season without having to play under pressure this Sunday against the Netherlands.
This Sunday Italy and the Netherlands face each other on the final day of the Bologna group stage in the Davis Cup, with the possibility of second place open.
Source: La Verdad
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