Davis Cup: US, Spain, Italy and Britain win their opening group matches
Less than two weeks after his shocking second-round exit at the U.S. Open, Carlos Alcaraz was staring at another upset when a set down in his opening group-stage match for Spain in the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday. This time, Alcaraz turned things around — though he needed some help from his opponent. The No. 3-ranked Alcaraz clinched victory for Spain against the Czech Republic in Group B on Wednesday when Tomas Machac retired injured with the score at 6-7 (3), 6-1 in Valencia.
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Kernel girls tennis continues strong dual season with sweep of Roosevelt
Sep. 10—SIOUX FALLS — It was a clean sweep on Monday for the Mitchell High School girls tennis team, winning 9-0 in a dual at Sioux Falls Roosevelt at Kuehn Park. The win improves Mitchell to 13-1 in duals this season, with a combined record of 109-17 in individual matches at duals so far this year. Mitchell won every match in straight sets on Monday, the Kernels' ninth 9-0 win of the season. ...
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United States opens group play in Davis Cup by sweeping Chile 3-0
The United States opened group play in the Davis Cup by winning three straight matches on deciding tiebreakers for a 3-0 victory over Chile at Zhuhai, China, on Wednesday. Brandon Nakashima beat Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (3) after Reilly Opelka defeated Cristian Garin 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3) to give the Americans an unassailable 2-0 lead. Those two singles matches lasted in excess of five hours and the U.S. brought in Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram for the doubles, which they won 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) against Tomas Barrios Vera and Matias Soto.
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Evans gives Great Britain strong start in Davis Cup