Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain - December 5, 2021 Russian Tennis Federation's Andrey Rublev celebrates winning his final singles match against Croatia's Borna Gojo REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Russia took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final in Madrid on Sunday to secure their third title and first in 15 years, as Daniil Medvedev outlasted Croatian Marin Cilic 7-6(7) 6-2.
Reigning U.S. Open champion Medvedev had to produce his best tennis to survive a tense first set as a confident Cilic sent across nine forehand winners and won nearly three-quarters of his service points.
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