At 40, Lopez fills in fine for Nadal, Alcaraz in Davis Cup

Published November 26, 2021 11:49 AM

By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer

Forty-year-old Feliciano Lopez gave defending champion Spain an early 1-0 lead over Ecuador in Group A of the Davis Cup Finals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Roberto Quiroz at home in Madrid. Spain is playing without Rafael Nadal and without Carlos Alcaraz. The United States got off to a rough start against host Italy in Turin as Lorenzo Sonego beat Reilly Opelka and Jannik Sinner defeated John Isner to secure the series win in Group E. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was slated to play both singles and doubles for Serbia against Austria in Group F in Innsbruck.

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