Davis Cup: Novak Djokovic helps Serbia to victory over Austria in first group game
World number one Novak Djokovic required only one hour to beat Denis Novak and help Serbia to a 3-0 success over Austria on the second day of the Davis Cup.
Djokovic floated past Novak 6-3 6-2 to give Serbia an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match tie.
Dusan Lajovic had before begun the Group F attach with an abrasive 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 7-5 win over Gerald Melzer.
Nikola Cacic and Filip Krajinovic then, at that point, beat Philipp Oswald and Oliver Marach 7-6 (7-4) 4 6-3 to wrap up the tie.
Reigning champs Spain and Italy were additionally triumphant on the second day of the opposition.
Djokovic, who has not lost a Davis Cup singles elastic beginning around 2011, was in imperious structure against 110-positioned Novak.
He didn't confront a break point and dropped only six focuses on serve, dashing during that time set shortly in Innsbruck.
"It feels incredible to play for Serbia once more," Djokovic said.
"It has been a drawn out year, yet you generally observe additional inspiration playing for your country."
Djokovic will probably be in real life again on Saturday as Serbia face Germany, while US Open hero Daniil Medvedev will highlight for the Russian Tennis Federation against Ecuador.
Extraordinary Britain start their mission against France from 09:00 BST in Innsbruck, with live text inclusion on the BBC Sport site.
Spain draw on swarm after intense few days
Spain disregarded a troublesome few days to beat Ecuador 3-0 in their Group An opener.
The 2019 victors were at that point without 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and Spanish number two Roberto Bautista Agut before 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz tried positive for Covid on Thursday.
The interruption implied Feliciano Lopez was approached to play his initially live Davis Cup singles elastic starting around 2016, which he won 6-3 6-3 against Roberto Quiroz.
Pablo Carreno Busta, the most noteworthy positioned singles player in the Spanish group, then, at that point, retaliated to beat Emilio Gomez 5-7 6-3 7-6 (7-5).
He then, at that point, collaborated Marcel Granollers-Pujol to a 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-2) triumph against Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo in the pairs.
Italy started their Group E crusade with a far reaching 2-1 triumph over the United States in Turin.
Lorenzo Sonego beat American number one Reilly Opelka 6-3 7-6 (7-4) preceding teen Jannik Sinner whipped John Isner 6-2 6-0.
World number 10 Sinner said he played "the best tennis of my life" subsequent to overwhelming Isner in only 64 minutes.
Rajeev Ram and Jack Sock guaranteed a relief triumph in the pairs with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win over Fabio Fognini and Lorenzo Musetti.
The Davis Cup is being held across three urban communities, with the semi-finals and last being held in Madrid from 3 to 5 December.
Groups play two cooperative ties, each including two singles and one copies elastic all played over best-of-three sets.
The top groups from each gathering and the two best other participants meet all requirements for the quarter-finals.TFW
