Rafael Nadal shrugged off fears over his fitness with a brutally one-sided 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 win over Janko Tipsarevic to put holders Spain on the verge of the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. The world number ones victory gave Spain a 2-0 lead over Serbia in their World Group first round tie after David Ferrer had pulled off a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over world number three Novak Djokovic.
However, Serbia then stayed alive in the tie when Viktor Troicki, replacing Djokovic, teamed with doubles specialist Nenad Zimonjic to beat Tommy Robredo and Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 7-6 (9/7). The prize for the winner of this tie will be a July quarter-final with either Germany or Austria. The Germans were 2-1 ahead in their clash in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.