Djokovic gets Serbia off to good start
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic secured a victory for Serbia, 40-year-old Feliciano Lopez got defending champions Spain off to a solid start, and a young Italian team rolled past the 32-time champion US in the Davis Cup Finals yesterday. Djokovic beat Dennis Novak 6-3, 6-2 to give Serbia a 2-0 lead over Austria in Innsbruck after Dusan Lajovic had defeated Gerald Melzer in three sets to open the best-of-three series in Group F. Lopez gave Spain an early lead over Ecuador in Group A with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Roberto Quiroz at home in Madrid. The US, meanwhile, are 2-1 down against Italy.