Belgium and Argentina set up a Davis Cup semifinal in September, Britain took a lead against France, and Australia stayed alive in the quarterfinals.
Belgium reached its first semifinal since 1999, establishing an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Canada on clay in Ostend. Belgium will host Argentina, which put away Serbia by 3-0.
In London, the brothers Andy and Jamie Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nicolas Mahut, giving Britain a 2-1 lead over France. Australia narrowed its deficit against Kazakhstan to 2-1.
u25a0 Mona Barthel of Germany beat Lara Arruabarrena of Spain, 6-3, 6-2, and reached the Swedish Open final, where she will face Johanna Larsson of Sweden.