Serbia beats Greece 3-1 in Davis Cup tie

BELGRADE - The Serbia Davis Cup team defeated Greece 3-1 in Belgrade at the weekend to stay in the Davis Cup World Group.

On Saturday, Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Aristotelis Thanos 6-3, 6-3 and Novak Djokovic beat Ioannis Xilas 6-0, 6-1.

The Serbian pair of Novak Djokovic and Hamad Medjedovic defeated the Greek duo of Petros Tsitsipas and Aristotelis Thanos 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday to clinch the win for Serbia.

Greece's Demetris Azoides won Sunday's first singles match as Serbian Dusan Lajovic retreated in the second set due to a right ankle injury after winning the first set 6-1.

Azoides was leading 3-2 in the second set.

Serbia having already won the tie, the head coaches of the two teams decided to cancel the day's second singles match between Kecmanovic and Xilas.

FOTO TANJUG/MARKO ĐOKOVIĆ

FOTO TANJUG/MARKO ĐOKOVIĆ

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