Happy ending for Austria in the Davis Cup duel with Japan!
In the all-important fifth game, Jurij Rodionov beat the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka in three sets 5:7, 6:1, 6:0.
And that despite the fact that the game doesn’t start well for the 26-year-old. Rodionov lost set number one 5:7 against the number 131 in the world, but then turned up the heat and won the next two sets with absolute confidence.
Duel against Bulgaria or Belgium
With this, Rodionov and before him Lukas Neumayer averted the defeat against Japan. After the double from Lucas Miedler and Alexander Erler, Austria was still 1:2 behind.
Austria is now on track to take part in the Final 8 tournament in Bologna again. The win secured a home game on the 18th/19th. or 19th/20th September against Bulgaria or Belgium. This game will not be decided until Sunday.
