The meeting ended with the score 3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 in favor of Rublev. The match lasted 2 hours and 32 minutes.

The confrontation between the national teams of Russia and Spain will continue at 23:05 Moscow time, when Karen Khachanov and the first racket of the world, Rafael Nadal, enter the court.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian national tennis team beat Croatia at the start of the Davis Cup.