09. 12. 2010. ·
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Serbia has become the 13th nation to be crowned Davis Cup by BNP Paribas champion after a 3-2 victory over nine-time winners France in the Final at Belgrade Arena.
In the latest ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking, Serbia has climbed two spots and is now ranked second, right behind last year’s champion Spain.
Top 10:
1. (1) Spain 29,528
2. (4) Serbia 23,134
3. (2) Czech Republic 19,094
4. (3) Argentina 15,800
5. (5) France 14,952
6. (6) USA 11,547
7. (7) Russia 10,000
8. (8) Croatia 6,367
9. (9) Israel 6,042
10. (10) Germany 5,288
Serbia has become the second unseeded nation to win Davis Cup. The only unseeded nation to win the title was Croatia (2005).
Novak, Viktor, Janko and Nenad eliminated three more former Davis Cup champions, the United States, Croatia and the Czech Republic, en route to the finals.
Serbia will start title defence against India in a home tie in the first round on 4-6 March 2011.