The Davis Cup Finals began on Tuesday and began with a bang as Sweden clinched a shock win over Argentina in Bologna.
Mikael Ymer clinched van unassailable 2-0 lead with a brilliant 6-2, 6-2 win over world No 17 Diego Schwartzman, following his brother Elias’s 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) win over Sebastien Baez.
Australia win opener in Group C
Jason Kubler and Alex de Minaur won their singles matches as Australia began their campaign with a 3-0 win over Belgium.
Kubler beat Zizou Bergs 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 and De Minaur then crushed David Goffin 6-2, 6-2. The Australian pair of Matt Ebden and Max Purcell then joined forces to beat Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-1, 6-3.
Canada were playing Republic of Korea in Group B while the Netherlands were taking on Kazakhstan in the day’s other matches.
Spain, led by US Open champion and new world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz, Britain, Serbia – without Novak Djokovic – and the United States are among the other teams due to play later this week.