Alex Michelsen gave the United States a 2-0 lead over Taiwan on his Davis Cup debut in the first round qualifiers on Friday, while Jacob Fearnley also impressed in his first appearance in the competition to pull Britain level with Japan.

Alex Michelsen gave the U.S. a 2-0 lead over Taiwan in his Davis Cup debut Friday, while Jacob Fearnley also impressed in his first appearance in the competition to pull Britain level with Japan.

Argentina edged Casper Ruud's Norway 3-2 to seal their passage into the second round of Davis Cup qualifying on Friday. In a tense tie in Oslo which had begun on Thursday world No 5 Ruud won both his singles matches but Mariano Navone's 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Nicolai Budkov Kjaer late into the night knocked Norway out of the competition.

Alex de Minaur wins the opening rubber in Australia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie against Sweden in Stockholm.

Alex Michelsen hung on to defeat Tung-Lin Wu and help the United States take a 2-0 lead in their matchup against Taiwan in Davis Cup qualifiers on Friday in Taipei City. American Marcos Giron opened the tie with a 6-2,