Sergiy Stakhovsky and Denis Molchanov of Ukraine ensured the victory in the Davis Cup match against Israel.
Alexander Dolgopolov and Ilya Marchenko won the single matches, but because Ukraine for maintaining residence in the First group of Euro-African zone was enough to take one point. Tighten with the decision of this task, the team of Andrey Medvedev did not become, having obtained a decisive victory in Saturday’s doubles match.
Doubles match for Ukraine started in the worst scenario, but when the score was 1:5 Stakhovsky and Molchanov managed an improbable comeback: the guests have won six games in a row, along the way having played a five set balls on someone else’s submission.
The second set Stakhovsky and Molchanov was taken to the tiebreak but promptly close the match failed. Ehrlich and the Village with the active assistance of the home crowd managed to seize the initiative – the Israelis won two sets and was restored parity.
In the deciding set when the score was 5:4 Molchanov failed to win the tiebreak and the Ukrainians, despite the injury Stakhovsky was able to finish the match in their favor.
Israel – Ukraine 0:3
Jonathan Erlich/Dudi SELA – Denis Molchanov/Sergiy Stakhovsky – 5:6, 6:7, 6:1, 6:4, 6:7
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