Shelton Loses Again in Davis Cup as Czechs Defeat US to Reach Final 8. Zverev Wins for Germany
Jakub Mensik beat Ben Shelton in three sets as the Czech Republic forced a deciding singles match for a place in the Davis Cup Final 8.
- On Saturday, the Czech Republic defeated the United States to advance to the Davis Cup Final 8 in Prague. Jiri Lehecka clinched the series victory in the deciding singles match.
- Before the deciding match, Jakub Mensik leveled the best-of-five series at 2-2 by beating American Ben Shelton 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Americans Christian Harrison and Austin Krajicek had won their doubles match earlier.
- Lehecka sent the Prague crowd into raptures by defeating Learner Tien 6-3, 7-5 in the deciding singles. Shelton had missed his chance to put the United States through to the final eight.
- The winning team advances to the Final 8 in Bologna, Italy, scheduled for November. The Czech Republic will compete against other qualifying nations in the tournament's knockout stage.
- Tournament officials introduced the Final 8 format in 2022 to streamline the knockout stage. Austria also advanced after Jurji Rodionov defeated Belgium's Zizou Bergs 7-6, 6-3 to build an insurmountable 3-1 advantage.
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Alexander Zverev earned Germany a point against Croatia in the Davis Cup finals, less than a week after winning the US Open, while Ben Shelton, a Grand Slam finalist in New York, suffered his second defeat for the United States against the Czech Republic.
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