2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 4

The 2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 4.

2021 Davis Cup Finals (culmination of the 2020-2021 Davis Cup - an ITF team event), on Hard Indoor, in Innsbruck, Austria, Turin, Italy, and Madrid, Spain, 25 November - 5 December 2021.

Defending  champion (2019):

Spain which defeated Canada  in the final in Madrid in November 2019.

The 2020 final was unable to be played due to COVID-19.

Group A:

Russian Tennis Federation * defeated Spain 2-1 - at the Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain.

Feliciano Lopez (Spain) defeated Andrey Rublev (RTF) 2-6 6-3 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (RTF) defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) 6-2 7-6(3)

Aslan Karatsev / Andrey Rublev (RTF) defeated Marcel Granollers / Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 4-6 6-2 6-4

* In accordance with the ban by WADA and a December 2020 decision by CAS, the team from Russia is not permitted to use the Russian name, flag or anthem.

Group A finishing order:

1. Russian Tennis Federation - quarter finalist 

2. Spain 

3. Ecuador 

Group B:

Kazakhstan defeated Canada 3-0 - at the Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain.

Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) defeated Brayden Schnur (Canada) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5

Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) defeated Vasek Pospisil (Canada) 6-2 7-6(6)

Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Kazakhstan) defeated Peter Polansky / Brayden Schnur (Canada) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1

Group B finishing order:

1. Kazakhstan - quarter finalist 

2. Sweden - quarter finalist 

3. Canada

Group C:

Great Britain defeated Czech Republic 2-1 - at Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria.

Tomas Machac (Czech Republic) defeated Daniel Evans (Great Britain) 6-2 7-5

Cameron Norrie (Great Britain) defeated Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic) 6-1 2-6 6-1

Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski (Great Britain) defeated Tomas Machac / Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-2

Group C finishing order:

1. Great Britain - quarter finalist 

2. France

3. Czech Republic 

Group D:

Croatia defeated Hungary 2-1 - at the Pala Alpitour Arena, Turin, Italy.

Nino Serdarusic (Croatia) defeated Fabian Marozsan (Hungary) 6-4 6-4

Zsombor Piros (Hungary) defeated Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4-6 7-5 6-4

Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (Croatia) defeated Fabian Marozsan / Peter Nagy (Hungary) 7-6(6) 6-2

Group D finishing order:

1. Croatia - quarter finalist

2. Australia

3. Hungary 

Group E:

Colombia defeated USA 2-1 - at the Pala Alpitour Arena, Turin, Italy.

Frances Tiafoe (USA) defeated Nicolas Mejia (Colombia) 4-6 6-3 7-6(7)

Daniel Elahi Galan (Colombia) defeated John Isner (USA) 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)

Juan-Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (Colombia) defeated Reilly Opelka / Jack Sock (USA) 2-0 (retired)

Group E finishing order:

1. Italy - quarter finalist 

2. Colombia 

3. USA

Group F:

Germany defeated Austria 2-1 - at Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria. 

Jurij Rodionov (Austria) defeated Dominik Koepfer (Germany) 6-1 7-5

Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) defeated Dennis Novak (Austria) 7-5 6-4

Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (Germany) defeated Oliver Marach / Philipp Oswald (Austria) 6-3 6-4

Group F finishing order:

1. Germany - quarter finalist 

2. Serbia - quarter finalist

3. Austria 

Quarter final match ups:

Russian Tennis Federation v Sweden 

Great Britain v Germany 

Italy v Croatia 

Serbia v Kazakhstan