To everyone's surprise, South Korea's Soonwoo Kwon recorded a stunning victory over world no. 13 Felix Auger-Aliassime when South Korea took on Canada in the first group B match.
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Despite suffering an opening day defeat at the hands of Canada, South Korea can take a lot of positives into their next match against Serbia. The Canadians were almost subjected to a shock defeat against a country that has qualified for the Davis Cup finals for the very first time. In the first match, Vasek Pospisil narrowly avoided a loss against Hong Seong-Chan by a score of 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(5). It was then the clash of the star players as Felix Auger-Aliassime took on Soonwoo Kwon. Much to everyone’s surprise, it was Kwon who reigned supreme over the world no. 13 by a score of 7-6(5), 6-3. Everything was up to the doubles teams for both sides as the team of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Vasek Pospisil took on Nam Ji Sung and Song Min-Kyu. The Canadians won by a score of 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to secure a 2-1 victory.
The absence of someone like Novak Djokovic seems to have damaged Serbia’s chances at the 2022 Davis Cup as they fell to a 3-0 defeat against Spain in their opener. With the Spaniards resting Carlos Alcaraz, Serbia had a good chance of winning a match and gaining momentum but that never came to pass. In front of a raucous crowd at Valencia’s Pabellon Fuente de San Luis, Roberto Bautista Agut won a tough 7-6(5), 7-6(5) triumph over Miomir Kecmanovic. Spain took a 1-0 lead earlier in the match when Albert Ramos-Vinolas won 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 in two hours and 54 minutes against Laslo Djere. In the doubles, Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez of Spain rallied from a set down to upset Nikola Cacic and Dusan Lajovic 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-2.
Serbia and South Korea are set to face each other in a Group B match on Thursday, September 15 in the 2022 Davis Cup. The group stage of the competition is scheduled to begin on September 13 and conclude on September 18 this year.
Serbia – Nikola Cacic, Miomir Kecmanovic, Filip Krajinovic, Laslo Djere, Dusan Lajovic, Victor Troicki (c)
South Korea – Soonwoo Kwon, Seongchang Hong, JiSung Nam, MinKyu Song, Seungkyu Park (c)
| Date | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 13 | ARG v SWE | CAN v KOR | BEL vs AUS | KAZ v NED |
| September 14 | CRO v ITA | ESP v SRB | FRA v GER | USA v GBR |
| September 15 | CRO v SWE | SRB v KOR | FRA v AUS | USA v KAZ |
| September 16 | ITA v ARG | ESP v CAN | GER v BEL | GBR v NED |
| September 17 | CRO v ARG | CAN v SRB | FRA v BEL | USA v NED |
| September 18 | ITA v SWE | ESP v KOR | GER v AUS | GBR v KAZ |
| Team | Seed |
|---|---|
| Croatia | 1 |
| Spain | 2 |
| France | 3 |
| USA | 4 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Italy | 7 |
| Great Britain | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 |
| Belgium | 10 |
| Serbia | 11 |
| Argentina | 12 |
| Sweden | 13 |
| Australia | 14 |
| The Netherlands | 15 |
| South Korea | 16 |
Australia – Seven
Canada – Rogers Sportsnet/TVA
India – Sony Sports Network, SonyLIV
UK – BBC Sport/Eurosport
USA – Tennis Channel
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