3 beat the Hungarian, who finished 2018 outside the top 600, 6-2, 6-2, to put Germany 2-0 up with the doubles and reverse singles all to be played on Saturday. Philipp Kohlschreiber had opened the tie in Frankfurt by outlasting Zsombor Piros 6-7 (8/6), 7-5, 6-4. Then world number 11 Karen Khachanov's beat 362nd-ranked Marc-Andrea Huesler, 6-3, 7-5. Czech No.1 Jiri Vesely came from a set down to beat Tallon Griekspoor 5-7 6-4 6-4 in Ostrava but then the top Dutch player, Robin Haase, squared the tie by beating Lukas Rosol 6-4, 6-4. In Salzburg, Nicolas Jarry gave Chile the lead beating Austrian debutant Jurij Rodionov 7-5 7-5 before Dennis Novak beat Christian Garin.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 02, 2019 02:15 UTC