In Group D in Split, Tiafoe's defeat to Tallon Griekspoor by scores of 6-3, 6-7 (7), and 7-6 (2) enabled the Netherlands to defeat the United States by a score of 2-1.
Frances Tiafoe lost in the Davis Cup Finals for the second time in a row. His most recent loss occurred on Thursday as a result of a code violation for smashing his racket into the ground on match point after arguing with the chair umpire.
In Group D in Split, Tiafoe's defeat to Tallon Griekspoor by scores of 6-3, 6-7 (7), and 7-6 (2) enabled the Netherlands to defeat the United States by a score of 2-1.
After a challenge, Tiafoe requested to repeat a point, which infuriated him. He argued with the umpire and match referee ineffectively before going back to the court and smashing his racket four times, which resulted in his second code violation and the deduction of a point. As a result, the game was called off since he was losing 6-2 in the triebreaker.
The game's conclusion was a horrible choice. There was a lot going on there at the finish, according to Tiafoe, when the call came in at 5-2. Naturally, I ought to have reacted differently, but I'm competing for my nation and I'm genuinely hoping to succeed. I broke a racquet there, and I didn't know I had a code violation earlier in the game, therefore the match is finished. All my energy was invested in it. I've had certain difficulties while I've been in Croatia.
Botic Van de Zandschulp defeated Tommy Paul 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the opening singles round. The Americans won the doubles match as Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram defeated Wesley Koolhof and Matwe Middelkoop 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-3.
Tiafoe lost to Borna Gojo of Croatia on Wednesday in a match that the Americans won 2-1. Tiafoe had previously advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals earlier this month.
The Netherlands are in top place in the group after defeating Finland in their opening match.
The defending champion Canada had just defeated Sweden 3-0 to take the lead in Group A.
Gabriel Diallo defeated Elias Ymer 6-4, 6-3 to give the Canadians the victory and the point. Vasek Pospisil defeated Leo Borg 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-2 to give Canada a 1-0 lead. Bjorn Borg's son, Borg, is an 11-time Grand Slam champion. The doubles event was won by Canada in a single set.
For today's tie, "this was a huge match for Canada," according to Pospisil. It's a significant one for us because we're almost through our group stage but there is still a lot of work to be done.
In Bologna, the champions began their championship defence with a 3-0 victory over the host nation Italy on Wednesday, while Sweden was thoroughly defeated by Chile the previous day.
Sweden was hoping to advance to the last eight for the second time in three years, while Canada, which is on a 10-match winning streak, was hoping to seal its berth in the quarterfinals for the third time in its previous four appearances.
Sweden had triumphed in both meetings between the two countries, including the group stage match in Madrid in 2021 when Canada was without its best performers Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov.
After Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell upset Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in Group B's pivotal doubles match 7-5, 6-3 in Manchester, Australia came from behind to defeat France 2-1. Adrian Mannarino had defeated Purcell in the singles, and Alex de Minaur had defeated Ugo Humbert.
It was crucial for us to refocus and triumph today in France over a top squad, according to Australia's captain Lleyton Hewitt. "We dug deep and are still hanging in there with our backs against the wall."
In Valencia's Group C match, the Czech Republic defeated South Korea 3-0.
The top two teams from each of the four groups will proceed to the Final 8, which will be held in November in Malaga, a city in southern Spain.
