Davis Cup World Group

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.

BELGRADE - We have the strongest possible team, and it is important for the young players to feel the cult of the national team, the togetherness, the enormous love and the desire to represent Serbia in the best possible way on the international scene, Serbia's top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic said ahead of this weekend's Davis Cup clash with Greece, who will be without their star p

LONDON - Serbia were on Thursday drawn to play Greece in the tennis Davis Cup World Group 1 playoffs, the Tennis Association of Serbia announced.

The draw ceremony was held in London.

In a statement, the Association said Serbia would host the tie against Greece from September 13 through 15.

LONDON - Serbia will be seeded in the draw for the September 13-15 tennis Davis Cup World Group 1 playoffs, the International Tennis Federation announced on its website on Tuesday.

The draw ceremony is scheduled for February 8.

The other seeds are Croatia, Sweden, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Switzerland, Hungary, Portugal, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel and Colombia.

KRALJEVO - Serbia are out of the tennis Davis Cup after a shock 4-0 defeat to Slovakia in a qualifier for the competition's group stage, played in Kraljevo, central Serbia, at the weekend.

On Friday, Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic lost (7-6 (7-2) 6-2) to Lukas Klein and Dusan Lajovic was defeated 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 by Alex Molcan.

NIS, Feb 5 - Pedja Krstin beat American Steve Johnson 2-0 (6-1, 7-5) on Sunday to win the sole victory for Serbia in its 3-1 defeat to the US in the Davis Cup World Group at the weekend.

The young Serbian won after just 42 minutes of play at Nis's Cair Hall after Nikola Milojevic and Miljan Zekic lost 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 in the doubles match.

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German number one Alexander Zverev beat Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to give his country a 3-1 win over Australia in their Davis Cup World Group tie in Brisbane on Feb. 4.

Serbia is through to the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals after beating Kazakhstan 3-2.

This came tanks to Viktor Troicki's 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 win over Aleksandr Nedovyesov in the decisive fifth match on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic and Aleksandr Nedovyesov were on Thursday drawn to open the Davis Cup World Group first round tie between Serbia and Kazakhstan.

Novak Djokovic and Aleksandr Nedovyesov were on Thursday drawn to open the Davis Cup World Group first round tie between Serbia and Kazakhstan.

Romanian tennis player Marius Copil on Monday evening advanced to the second round of the men's singles event of the 537,050-euro ATP grass tournament in s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, after defeating Finnish Jarkko Nieminen, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.