{"id":262,"date":"2023-09-17T23:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T03:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/britain-italy-secure-berths-in-davis-cup-quarterfinals\/17\/09\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-09-17T23:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T03:00:58","slug":"britain-italy-secure-berths-in-davis-cup-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/top-stories\/britain-italy-secure-berths-in-davis-cup-quarterfinals\/17\/09\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain, Italy secure berths in Davis Cup quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MANCHESTER, England &#8212; Britain secured its place in the Final 8 of the Davis Cup with a tense 2-1 win over France on Sunday, when Italy also advanced to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Evans got Britain off to a winning start by rallying to beat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=10052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arthur Fils<\/a> 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, before <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ugo Humbert<\/a> leveled the tie for France with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5 win over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cameron Norrie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It meant the French could still progress with a win in the doubles, but Evans and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Neal Skupski<\/a> saved four match points to outlast <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nicolas Mahut<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Edouard Roger-Vasselin<\/a> 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) in a match that lasted almost three hours.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/38416220\/united-states-davis-cup-finals-losing-finland\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Britain topped Group B ahead of already qualified Australia and will play in the Final 8 in the southern Spanish city of Malaga in November.<\/p>\n<p>Italy joined defending champion Canada in advancing from Group A with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Matteo Arnaldi<\/a> winning the opening match in Bologna, where Italy beat Sweden 2-1. The Italians needed to win only one match to be sure of finishing ahead of Chile.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bernabe Zapata Miralles<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a> claimed their first Davis Cup wins as Spain defeated South Korea 2-1 in Valencia in Group C. Czech Republic and Serbia had already secured the top two places in the group.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands lost 2-1 to host Croatia in Split in Group D. 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