Davis Cup: Belgium Qualifies – Faces Austria for Final 8 Spot

Largely favorite against Bulgaria, orphan of Grigor DimitrovBelgium held its place this weekend in Plovdiv despite the absences of David Goffin et Zizou Bergs.

After a perfect Saturday, punctuated by the victories of Raphaël Collignon et Alexander Blockxthe men of Steve Darcis finished the job this Sunday thanks to the difficult victory of Sander Gillé et Joran Vliegen against Alexander Donsky et Pyotr Nesterov (7-6 et 7-6).

Later in the day, Collignon defeated Alexander Vasilev during a match without stakes with a score of 6-3 and 6-3.

The Red Aces will challenge Austria from September 18 to 20 to try to secure a place for the Final 8 in November against Bologna.

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