Alcaraz takes Spain through to Davis Cup quarterfinals

Following a 2-1 defeat on Friday, World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz redeemed himself on Sunday as he put Spain through to the Davis Cup quarterfinals, after beating South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo in straight sets in Valencia.

Alcaraz swept past Soon-woo in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), while teammate Roberto Bautista Agut had earlier beaten Hong Seong Chan 6-1, 6-3.

The Spaniards secured the top two spot alongside Canada in Group B and they will partake in the quarterfinals schedule to take place in November, in front of their home crowd in Malaga.

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Meanwhile, Serbia and Sweden have been eliminated from the competition. The Serbians were downed by Canada™s Felix Auger-Aliassime who won in singles.

Croatia also advanced to the semis, taking the second place in group A behind Italy in Bologna. Croatia had started the competition with a 3-0 loss against Italy before showing a good 2-1 display against Sweden and then 3-0 over Argentina.

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Australia and Germany are also through to the semifinals after the victory over France and Belgium earlier in the group stage. The Germans were the first to land in Group C with the win of doubles pairing Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz's 6-4, 6-4 over Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell.