Cerundolo helps Argentina to Davis Cup lead; Fritz attracts U.S. even with Czechia

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Cerundolo helps Argentina to Davis Cup lead; Fritz attracts U.S. even with Czechia

Argentina leads The Netherlands 2-0 on Dutch soil; Germany leads Japan 2-0

September 13, 2025

Argentina is getting ready to a second consecutive look within the Davis Cup Remaining 8 after Francisco Cerundolo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry secured singles victories towards final yr’s finalists, The Netherlands, on Friday.

Etcheverry set the tone with a 6-4, 6-4 overcome Dutchman Jesper de Jong, changing his fourth match level to clinch the victory. Then, Argentina’s top-ranked participant, World No. 21 Cerundolo, adopted with a 7-6(4), 6-1 win towards Botic van de Zandschulp.

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In entrance of an enthusiastic crowd in Groningen, Cerundolo overcame a nervy begin to seize his thirty third tour-level win of the season, in keeping with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. The primary set alone featured six breaks of serve, however the Argentine jumped to a 4/0 lead within the tie-break, which finally helped him acquire a one-set benefit on the house favorite.

Argentina, 2016 Davis Cup champions, will look to use the ending touches on Saturday.

“It feels unbelievable,” Etcheverry mentioned after his win, in keeping with DavisCup.com. “I performed very effectively. Getting the primary level is admittedly essential.

“I’m very proud as a result of I do know what I did the previous few weeks and the way I’ve been coaching for this. It feels superb. I adore it. Davis Cup is admittedly enjoyable and I like to play right here.”

The Netherlands reached the Davis Cup last in 2024, however Italy triumphed 2-0.

Fritz draw United States stage with CzechiaTaylor Fritz stored his nation from falling right into a deep deficit towards Czechia on Saturday night in Delray Seashore.

The No. 5 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings beat Miami champion Jakub Mensik 6-4, 6-3 to stage the tie at 1-1 and take a 2-1 lead within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence. This was a rematch of their Miami semi-final, which Mensik gained in a final-set tie-break.

“It is nice. It is nice clearly enjoying for Staff USA,” Fritz mentioned. “The gang tonight was nice in Delray. I like being in Delray and we wanted this one, so it feels nice to come back out and ship for the group.”

Czechia had made a rapid begin when Jiri Lehecka cruised previous Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-2.

Germany pulls forward of JapanIn different Davis Cup Qualifiers 2nd Spherical motion, Germany took a 2-0 lead on the highway at Japan, led by Jan-Lennard Struff and Yannick Hanfmann. Struff, former No. 21 within the PIF ATP Rankings, battled previous Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-4 in a hard-fought conflict, throughout which the German saved all 10 of the break factors he confronted. Hanfmann closed the day with a 6-3, 6-3 victory towards Shintaro Mochizuki.

France, Austria have early leadFrance leads Croatia 2-0 after Corentin Moutet defeated #NextGenATP Dino Prizmic 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 to earn his maiden Davis Cup match win. Arthur Rinderknech prolonged his nation’s lead with a 6-2, 6-4 victory towards former World No. 3 Marin Cilic

Jurij Rodionov outlasted Fabian Marozsan 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 to present Austria a 1-0 benefit over Hungary and Lukas Neumayer doubles the benefit with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7) win towards Marton Fucsovics. 

Corentin Moutet earns his first Davis Cup match win.” fashion=”width:100%;” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/photos/information/2025/09/12/18/24/moutet-davis-cup-2025-september.jpg”>Corentin Moutet earns his first Davis Cup match win. Credit score: Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Photos for ITF