MADRID —
Daniil Medvedev sealed Russia's place in the
Davis Cup final with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over
Jan-Lennard Struff giving his team
an unassailable 2-0 lead over Germany on Saturday.
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The world number two backed up
Andrey Rublev's straight-sets
win over
Dominik Koepfer in the first rubber to set up a clash with Croatia on
Sunday.
The Russians, like the Croats, will be bidding for a third
win in the competition.
Rublev ruthlessly exposed the gap between himself, ranked
fifth in the world, and the 54th-ranked Koepfer.
Rublev delivered nine aces, won 54 points — opposed to 32
for his opponent — and took all four break points.
"I was focused from the beginning to the end,"
said 24-year-old Rublev.
Germany's number one Alexander Zverev opted to miss the
finals.
The organizers were denied the mouthwatering prospect of
Medvedev potentially facing world number one Novak Djokovic as the Croats
ousted Serbia 2-1 on Friday.
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