Davis Cup Finals 2021 Results: Saturday's Round Robin Scores and Reaction

Pool play in the 2021 Davis Cup Finals rolled on Saturday with six matchups across three different venues throughout Europe. 

Russia, Great Britain, Serbia and Italy were among the championship contenders attempting to chase down the top spot in their respective groups, which leads to a direct berth to the knockout rounds.

Let's check out all of the scores from the third day of the group stage, which will be updated through the conclusion of play. That's followed by a recap of some key moments.

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Saturday's Matches and Results

Great Britain d. France, 2-1

• Dan Evans (GBR) d. Adrian Mannarino (FRA); 7-5, 6-4
• Cameron Norrie (GBR) d. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA); 6-2, 7-6 (8)
  
• Mahut & Rinderknech (FRA) d. Salisbury & Skupski (GBR); 6-1, 6-4
  

Australia d. Hungary, 2-1

• Zsombor Piros (HUN) d. John Millman (AUS); 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Alex de Minaur (AUS) d. Marton Fucsovics (HUN); 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (2)
  
• Bolt & Peers (AUS) d. Marozsan & Piros (HUN); 6-3, 6-7 (11), 6-3
  

Kazakhstan d. Sweden, 2-1

• Elias Ymer (SWE) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ); 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Alexander Bublik (KAZ) d. Mikael Ymer (SWE); 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
  
• Golubev & Nedovyesov (KAZ) d. Goransson & Lindstedt (SWE); 6-3, 6-3
  

Germany d. Serbia, 2-1    

• Dominik Koepfer (GER) d. Filip Krajinovic (SER): 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Novak Djokovic (SER) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER): 6-2, 6-4
  
• Kevin Krawietz & Tim Puetz (GER) d. Nikola Cacic & Novak Djokovic: 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5)
  

Russia d. Ecuador, 3-0

• Andrey Rublev (RUS) d. Roberto Quiroz (ECU): 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
• Daniil Medvedev (RUS) d. Emilio Gomez (ECU): 6-0, 6-2
  
• Aslan Karatsev & Andrey Rublev (RUS) d. Gonzalo Escobar & Diego Hidalgo (ECU): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
  

Italy d. Colombia, 2-1

• Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) d. Nicolas Mejia (COL): 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
• Jannik Sinner (ITA) d. Daniel Elahi Galan Riveros (COL): 7-5, 6-0
• Juan-Sebastian Cabal & Robert Farah (COL) d. Fabio Fognini & Jannik Sinner (ITA): 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (6)

For the updated group standings, visit the Davis Cup's official website.

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Day 3 Recap

France had an opportunity to win Group C with a victory over Great Britain on Saturday, but Evans and Norrie were able to score hard-fought wins to put the Brits in the driver's seat heading into their group finale against the Czech Republic on Sunday.

Norrie came up with some clutch play deep in the second-set tiebreaker as he won three consecutive points, including two on Rinderknech's serve, to secure the win after fending off a pair of set points.

Kazakhstan found itself on the ropes after dropping the first singles match and the opening set of the second singles match before Bublik stormed back with some terrific play against Ymer, especially in the third set, to force the fixture to a deciding doubles match.

Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov won six consecutive games to close out the first set and start the second to gain complete control, and they rolled to the finish line from there. It was an impressive comeback against a Sweden side that beat Canada in the Group B opener.

The clash between Australia and Hungary was also decided in doubles after Piros and De Minaur picked up three-set singles victories for their respective sides.

Fittingly, the doubles match also went the distance as Piros and Fabian Marozsan won a highly entertaining 13-11 tiebreaker in the second set. Alex Bolt and John Peers earned a break early in the third to take a lead they wouldn't relinquish as the Aussies bounced back from their loss to Croatia.

The Russian Tennis Federation had an impressive debut in the Davis Cup. Andrey Rublev took care of business in his singles match, holding off Roberto Quiroz in three sets. He won six of the seven games in the decisive set after falling 6-4 in the second. 

The 24-year-old pulled double duty, pairing with Aslan Karatsev in the doubles match. The Russian duo had six aces and converted 50 percent of their break-point chances to knock off Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo in three sets. 

Daniil Medvedev clinched the series victory for the Russian Tennis Federation in his singles match. The 2021 U.S. Open champion only dropped two games to defeat Emilio Gomez in 57 minutes. 

After a stellar opening day with three wins over Austria in Group F, Serbia had a rough time on Saturday against Germany. Novak Djokovic was able to extend his Davis Cup winning streak to 17 straight matches with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Jan-Lennard Struff. 

That would be the only highlight for the Serbian squad. Germany took two of three matches overall, with Dominik Koepfer beating Filip Krajinovic in a two-set thriller that saw the first set end in a tiebreak. 

Djokovic and Nikola Cacic were stunned in the doubles match against Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz. The Germans won two tiebreaks in the first and third sets to give their team a much-needed victory. 

Serbia still leads the group with a 4-2 match record. Germany and Austria will square off on Sunday with a spot in the knockout stage up for grabs. Germany could leapfrog Serbia in the standings if it sweeps all three matches tomorrow. 

Looking ahead, Davis Cup group play will wrap up Sunday before the eight-team knockout stages begin Monday.