Bulgaria tied the score against El Salvador at 1:1 with a win in a Davis Cup World Group II match.
In the second singles match in Plovdiv, local boy Yanaki Milev defeated Cesar Cruz 6:3, 4:6, 6:3. The meeting lasted 2 hours 31 minutes.
Earlier today, Pyotr Nesterov fell 3-6, 3-6 to Marcelo Arevalo (Roland Garros men’s doubles champion in 2022 and 2024 and US Open semi-finalist earlier this month).
Tomorrow at 4 pm is the doubles match, and then the last two singles. Matches are broadcast live online on Sportbg.bg.
Bulgaria has Piotr Nesterov (21), Yanaki Milev (20), Alexander Donski (26), Iliyan Radulov (19) and Ivan Ivanov (15).
If they win, Bulgaria will play in February next year for promotion to World Group I. If they lose, again in February 2025, they will have to go through a barrage to stay in World Group II.