Team Aus looking to join victors US, Russia at ATP Cup

The United States bushed Canada and defending champion Russia defeated France astatine the ATP Cup connected Sunday, with the the Americans taking a overmuch easier route.

John Isner and Taylor Fritz bushed their Canadian singles opponents and past clinched the lucifer successful doubles for a 3-0 win.

Isner bushed Brayden Schnur 6-1, 6-4 successful 66 minutes to springiness the Americans the aboriginal lead.

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Russia's Daniil Medvedev was defeated by Ugo Humbert of France. (Getty)

Schnur was a precocious replacement for Denis Shapovalov, who withdrew from tonight's opening singles lucifer owed to fatigue. The Canadian is recovering from having contracted COVID-19 astatine a caller tourney successful the Middle East.

Fritz past came from a acceptable down to bushed No. 11-ranked Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4 and clinch the lucifer earlier the Americans won the doubles 6-4, 6-4 implicit Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov.

Russia, meanwhile, needed the deciding doubles lucifer to clinch triumph implicit France.

Roman Safiullin bushed Arthur Rinderknech of France 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 earlier No. 35-ranked Ugo Humbert evened the lucifer for France with an upset 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (2) triumph implicit No. 2 Daniil Medvedev.

But Medvedev and Safiullin came backmost to bushed 2 caller opponents successful the doubles — Fabrice Martin and Edouard Roger-Vasselin — 6-4, 6-4.

In nighttime matches, Britain and Italy took aboriginal leads. Daniel Evans bushed Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 6-2 portion Italy's Jannik Sinner defeated Australia's Max Purcell 6-1, 6-3 successful opening singles.

Aussie Max Purcell was defeared by Italy's Jannik Sinner. (Getty)

Purcell was a precocious replacement for James Duckworth who withdrew owed to hep soreness.

Keeping Team Australia's semifinal chances alive, Alex de Minaur has overpowered Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 7-6 (4). A doubles decider present awaits.

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