The 2017 champion and finalist last season, France began a difficult 2-1 victory over Japan in the new Davis Cup format in the Spanish capital, Madrid. In the first round match in Group A, Jo-Wilfred Zongga expectedly gave the advance to the roosters after 6:2, 6:1 over Yazutaka Uchiyama, but Yoshihito Nishioka evened after 7:5, 6:2 over Gael Monfis. The doubles match seemed certain for the French, but the winners of the Australian Open Pierre-South Herbert and Nicolas Mayo, who two days ago won the ATP Final Tournament of the top eight duets for the season in London, seriously against Uchiyama and Ben McLaclan, but still came up with a 6:7 (4), 6:4, 7:5. Trophy winner in 2010, Serbia adds to the group. At the same time, the 2016 Argentina champions firmly won 3-0 against Chile in the first round in Group C of the race. Guido Peja overcame Nicholas Jarry 6:4, 6:3, while Diego Schwartzman secured the Argentine victory in the second single with a convincing 6:2, 6:2 win over Christian Garin.

At the doubles match, Maximo Gonzalez and Leonardo Meyer formed the success after 6:3, 7:5 over Harry and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo. The third team in the group Germany.

Kazakhstan successfully started in Group E after a 2-1 win over the Netherlands. Veteran Michael Kukushkin gave the team an advance after 6:2, 6:2 over Botik van de Zandschlup, but Robin Haase evened in the second single with 7:5, 3:6, 7:6 (5) over Alexander Bublik. In the decisive match predictions by buy 1x2 predictions of couples Kukushkin and Bublik defeated Haase and Jean-Julien Roger 6:4, 7:6 (2) to triumph. The group also includes the 2015 UK champion.















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