Bulgaria stay unbeaten at ATP Cup with 2-1 defeat of Moldova in Group C

Bulgaria beat Moldova 2-1 in their ATP Group C tie on Sunday in Sydney to remain unbeaten at the inaugural team tournament.

Dimitar Kuzmanov gave Bulgaria a 1-0 lead when he defeated Alexander Cozbinov 6-1, 7-5 in the opening match.

Former world number three Grigor Dimitrov then clinched the tie when he beat Radu Albot 6-2, 6-3 in 83 minutes to make it 2-0 and seal the best-of-three for Bulgaria.

The top singles players for both nations faced off in the final doubles match, with Albot and Cozbinov beating Dimitrov and Alexandar Lazarov 6-4, 7-6(4) for Moldova's first match win of the ATP Cup.