The 2010

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defeated France 3–2 to win its first Davis Cup title.Serbia crowned Davis Cup champion
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played the key role in bringing Serbia to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time in its independent history, winning both singles matches in the home tie against the

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(against

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and

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). Later, Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over

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(4–1) and

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official site Serbia came from 1–2 down to defeat

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in the final tie 3–2 in

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to win the nation's first Davis Cup championship. In the final, Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia, defeating

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and

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, while the last match was won by

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, who beat

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. Serbia became the 13th nation in history to win the Cup,which Serbia scores historic Davis Cup victory
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. France missed the opportunity to win its 10th title and surpass Great Britain in total number of titles won. The Serbian team celebrated the trophy by fulfilling their bet to shave their hair off in case of victory.

World Group

Draw

The draw for the 2010 World Group was held in

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on 23 September 2009. First round losers played in World Group play-offs.

Final

World Group play-offs

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. * , , and are promoted to the World Group in

. * , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in

. * , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in

Americas Zone

Group I

Seeds: # (promoted to World Group Playoffs) # (promoted to World Group Playoffs) Remaining nations: * * *

Draw

Group II

Seeds: # # # # Remaining nations: * * * *

Draw

Group III

* Venue:

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(outdoor hard) * Date: 7-11 July

Group IV

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Seeds:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Remaining nations: * * * *

Draw

Group II

Seeds: # # # # Remaining nations: * * *

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Draw

Group III

* Venue:

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(outdoor clay) * Date: 28 April–2 May

Group IV

* Venue: Al-Hussein Tennis Club,

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(outdoor hard) * Date: 19 - 24 April

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Seeds: # # # # Remaining nations: * * * * * * *

Draw

Group II

Seeds: # # # # # # # # Remaining nations: * * * * * * * *

Draw

Group III Europe

* Venue:

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(outdoor hard) * Date: 10–15 May

Group III Africa

* Venue: Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech,

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(outdoor clay) * Date: 5–8 May

References

External links

Seeds announced for the 2010 drawOfficial site
{{2010 ATP World Tour

Davis Cups by year