​Romania drew Slovakia 1-1 (Davis Cup World Group First Round) after Marius Copil (347 ATP) lost to Alex Molkan (45 ATP).

Slovakia – Romania 1-1 / Alex Molkan beat Marius Kopil

Molkan, a student of Marian Wajda (Novak Djokovic’s former coach), won 7-5, 6-1 after an hour and 28 minutes of play.

The match between Slovakia and Romania takes place in Bratislava.

Slovakia – Romania, schedule of Davis Cup matches

• Friday, September 16

Norbert Gombos (99 ATP) vs Nicolas David Yonel (283 ATP) 7-6(4), 5-7, 4-6

Alex Molkan (45 ATP) vs. Marius Kopil (347 ATP) 7-5, 6-1

• Saturday, from 15:00 (Romanian time)

Lukas Klein/Ihor Zelenay vs Marius Kopil/Victor Vlad Kornia

Norbert Gombos vs. Nicholas David Yonel

Alex Molkan vs. Marius Kopil.

The Romanian team, captained by Gabriel Trifu, also includes Cesar Kretsu (21 years old, 392 ATP) and Gabi Adrian Boitan (23 years old, 613 ATP).

Jozef Kovalik (30 years old, 155 ATP) also plays in the Slovak national team under the leadership of Tibor Toth.

Know:

• The team that wins the meeting will play in the 2023 qualifier for the Davis Cup final tournament. The losing team will advance to the World Group 1 playoffs.
• The two teams played to a draw in direct matches, the score 1-1. Romania won in 2002 in Presov in the first round of the World Group with a score of 4-1. In 2015, Slovakia won 3-2 in Constanta in the Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 quarter-finals.