Russia claimed its third Davis Cup title on Sunday after Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev both won their singles matches to defeat Croatia.
Medvedev’s 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 victory over Marin Cilic came after Rublev had prevailed 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) over Borna Gojo, giving Russia an unassailable 2-0 lead in Madrid.
Croatia’s greatest chance would have been in doubles with world No. 1 pair Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic, but they were always going to need an upset in singles play to take the tie to the final rubber.
Instead, Medvedev and Rublev, who are second and fifth, respectively, in the world rankings, made it nine wins in 10 matches for Russia’s power pair in the tournament.
Source: www.japantimes.co.jp
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