Tommy Paul and Ethan Quinn put the United States in the driving seat on the opening day of its tie against Hungary in the first round of the 2026 Davis Cup Qualifiers.
Paul set the tone in the opening rubber with a composed 7-6(3), 6-3 victory over Zsombor Piros, before Quinn moved the former champion 2-0 ahead with a dramatic 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(11) victory against Fabian Marozsan in Hungary. Quinn saved four match points in a tense deciding-set tie-break, leaving the United States needing just one more victory on Sunday to clinch the tie.
Elsewhere, Jurij Rodionov delivered for Austria in its tie against Japan on Saturday. The World No. 170 earned a 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 victory against Yoshihito Nishioka to earn his country a dramatic 3-2 victory.
With the tie level at 1-1 after Friday’s Day 1 action, Yosuke Watanuki and Takeru Yuzuki put Japan ahead with a 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 6-4 victory against Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler in Tokyo.
However, Lukas Neumayer levelled with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Shintaro Mochizuki before Rodionov ensured Austria would advance to the second round of qualifiers, to be held in September. The Final 8 will then take place in Bologna in November, with eight nations competing to lift the trophy in a six-day event. Italy is the three-time defending champion.
Dino Prizmic secured a 3-1 victory for Croatia with a 7-6(5), 7-6(2) win against Denmark's Elmer Moeller. Earlier, Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic beat Johannes Ingildsen and Carl Emil Overbeck 6-2, 7-5.
Germany also sealed a win on Saturday against Peru. Leading 2-0 from Friday, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz beat Ignacio Buse and Arklon Huertas Del Pino Cordova 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 to give their country an unassailable 3-0 lead. Germany is a three-time Davis Cup champion, last triumphing in 1993.
Czechia will take a 2-0 lead against Sweden into Sunday’s play. Jiri Lehecka beat Dragos Nicolae Madaras 6-3, 6-4 and Dalibor Svrcina downed Olle Wallin 6-1, 6-3. India and the Netherlands are level at 1-1. Guy Den Ouden beat Sumit Nagal 6-0, 4-6, 6-3, before Dhakshineswar Suresh overcame Jesper de Jong 6-4, 7-5. Belgium leads Bulgaria 2-0 thanks to wins for Alexander Blockx and Raphael Collignon on Day 1.
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