US win Davis Cup opener against Chile

The United States made light of the absence of several top singles players as they began their Davis Cup Finals group stage campaign with victory over Chile on Wednesday. Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima both came through lengthy three-set battles...

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Zhuhai (China), Updated At : 11:27 AM Sep 12, 2024 IST

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The United States made light of the absence of several top singles players as they began their Davis Cup Finals group stage campaign with victory over Chile on Wednesday.

Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima both came through lengthy three-set battles to give their team a winning lead in the Group C opener. Olympics doubles silver-medallists Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek then beat Matias Soto and Tomas Barrios Vera to wrap up a 3-0 victory.