Novak Djokovic had his first Davis Cup defeat in five years as Kazakhstan slipped ahead of Serbia, 2-1, in Belgrade. Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 player, and the 39-year-old Nenad Zimonjic lost their doubles match to Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5.
In Birmingham, England, Andy and Jamie Murray gave Britain, the defending champion, a 2-1 lead over Japan with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Yoshihito Nishioka and Yasutaka Uchiyama.
Bob and Mike Bryan gave the United States a 2-1 edge with a thrilling five-set win over the Lleyton Hewitt-inspired Australians in Melbourne.