Bulgaria lost 2–3 to Denmark in their World Group I tie at the Davis Cup, the men’s team tennis world championship. The tie was played at the Royal Stage arena in Hillerod, near Copenhagen.
As a result, Bulgaria will play in February 2027 to retain a place in World Group I.
In the fifth and decisive match, which lasted an hour and 28 minutes, Iliyan Radulov lost to Elmer Moeller 2–6, 4–6.
Earlier Saturday, Alexander Donski and Pyotr Nesterov showed incredible character and defeated August Holmgren and Johannes Ingildsen 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(6) in the doubles match, giving Bulgaria a 2–1 lead. Grigor Dimitrov then suffered a comeback defeat, losing 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4) to Denmark’s top player Holger Rune.
Bulgaria’s line-up consisted of Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Donski, Pyotr Nesterov, Iliyan Radulov and Alexander Vasilev, with team captain Valentin Dimov.
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