STARNBERG, September 15, 2024
Argentina produced a magnificent performance to defeat Finland 3-0 on the penultimate day of the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage. The result sealed their place at the Final 8 Knockout Stage in Malaga in November, five years on from their last Davis Cup quarterfinal appearance in 2019.
The wait is over, Argentina are back into the quarter-finals! 🇦🇷
They came alive in the final set, there was just no stopping Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni ⚡#DavisCup pic.twitter.com/saM9ggl0KO
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) September 14, 2024
“We knew we had to win 3-0 and we are very happy as a team. We are so excited to be in Malaga,” said Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina. “We wanted to get there since the start of the year. A lot of people came from Argentina to come and support us. We felt like we were at home.”
Elsewhere, Brazil overcame Belgium in Bologna, USA topped Group C with a win against Germany, and France ended the week on a high by defeating Czechia.
RESULTS – DAY 5
Group A – Brazil defeated Belgium 2-1
Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
Joao Fonseca (BRA) d. Raphael Collignon (BEL) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3
Thiago Monteiro (BRA) d. Zizou Bergs (BEL) 4-6 7-6(5) 7-5
Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen (BEL) d. Rafael Matos/Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 6-3 3-6 6-4
Group B – France defeated Czechia 2-1
Pabellon Municipal Fuente de San Luis, Valencia, Spain
Jakub Mensik (CZE) d. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 2-6 6-3 7-5
Arthur Fils (FRA) d. Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4
Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) d. Jakub Mensik/Adam Pavlasek (CZE) 7-6(4) 7-5
Group C – USA defeated Germany 2-1
Henqin International Tennis Center, Zhuhai, China, P.R.
Reilly Opelka (USA) d. Henri Squire (GER) 6-7(4) 7-6(9) 6-3
Brandon Nakashima (USA) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER) 6-4 6-2
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz (GER) d. Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-1 7-6(4)
Group D – Argentina defeated Finland 2-1
AO Arena, Manchester, Great Britain
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) d. Eero Vasa (FIN) 7-6(5) 6-3
Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) d. Otto Virtanen (FIN) 6-7(4) 6-1 6-0
Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni (ARG) d. Harri Heliovaara/Patrick Kaukovalta (FIN) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3
