Brothers Elias and Mikael Ymer comfortably won their singles rubbers against Canada as seven-times champions Sweden made a roaring start in the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid on Thursday.
Runners-up in 2019 but without their top players Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada proved no match for the rejuvenated Swedes who are looking to revive past glory.
Group winners and the two best runners-up progress to the quarter-finals next week with the final in Madrid on Dec. 5. Sweden's Elias Ymer eased by world number 264 Steven Diez who was playing for Canada for the first time since 2010, winning 6-4 6-2. His younger brother Mikael then beat Vasek Pospisil, Canada's hero in their 2019 run, 6-4 6-4.
Cilic dominated early on against De Minaur but was pegged back and needed to recover from a break down in the deciding set to claim victory.
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