(Reuters) -Belgium claimed a bizarre victory over Chile in the Davis Cup on Sunday, while France and Spain also came through the first qualifying round. Chile and Belgium were tied after Saturday's singles rubbers,

Spain led 2-0 after Pedro Martinez and Roberto Carballes Baena won singles matches on Saturday. On Sunday, Martinez joined forces with Jaume Munar to carve out a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 win over Dominic Stricker and Marc-Andrea Huesler in the doubles.

France's quest for their first Davis Cup crown since 2017 continued on Sunday after the country's top male tennis players beat their Brazilian coutnereparts 4-0 to reach the second round of the

France and Spain both won their doubles rubbers to ease through the first qualifying round of the Davis Cup on Sunday, while Canada need to overturn a 2-0 deficit to progress.

Japan fought back from 2-1 down to beat Britain 3-2 in their Davis Cup qualifier on Saturday to advance to the second round, while the United States sealed a 4-0 victory over Taiwan.