Bogomolov falls, Austria leads Russia (AP)

Andreas Haider-Maurer defeated No. 1 Russian player Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-2 on Friday to give Austria a 2-0 lead in the first round of the Davis Cup. Austria needs one more win in the best-of-five series to enter the quarterfinals of the World Group for the first time since 1995. Russia has managed to win from 0-2 only once, against Germany in 1995.

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