USA clears into final against Slovakia · tennisnet.com

The United States are the second team along with Germany to qualify from Group C for the finals in Malaga at the Davis Cup Intermediate Round in Zhuhai.

Unlike the first-round clash against Chile, the meeting with Slovakia was very one-sided for Team USA. Mackenzie MacDonald opened for the United States against Lucas Klein and defeated the Slovakian 6:4, 6:3 in just 86 minutes. Brandon Nakashima made a comeback to win the opening match of the national fight as he celebrated his Davis Cup debut with a win on Wednesday. And the young American today is just as determined. With a two-set win over Jozef Kovalik (6:3, 6:3), he booked his place in the final in Malaga.

The American doubles pair of Austin Krajicek and Rajiv Ram battled back from a set down to win the third point 6:7 (4), 7:6 (4) and 7:6 (1). ) brought Slovakia. That means USA and Germany are the two winners in Group C. Heading into Saturday's final group game, the only thing standing at the top of the table is the United States and Germany.