Hosts Spain will take on last year’s runners-up Croatia in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Malaga in November.
Netherlands and the United States, who beat Great Britain in Group D of qualifying, face Australia and Italy in the last eight respectively.
Germany will play Canada in the other quarter-final match.
The Davis Cup knockout stage starts on 22 November at the Martin Carpena Arena with the final taking place five days later.
On Sunday 2019 winners Spain knew they had to beat winless South Korea to advance beyond the group stages.
Straight-set wins for Roberto Bautista Agut and world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the singles saw them cruise to the last eight.
Alcarez recovered from a shock 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 2-6 defeat to Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday in his first match since lifting the US Open title.
The 19-year-old won 6-4 7-6 win over Kwon Soon-woo with Bautista Agut defeating Hong Seong-chan 6-1 6-3.
Organisers ‘proud’ despite ‘challenges and issues’
Davis Cup organisers said they were “really proud” of this week’s finals group stage despite numerous dead rubbers and matches finishing late.
On Thursday former world number one Andy Murray said playing tennis matches late at night does not look very “professional”.
The Briton was still on court at nearly 01:00 BST on Thursday in Glasgow, playing doubles with Joe Salisbury in Great Britain’s defeat by the United States.
Murray was again in action for GB against Kazakhstan on Sunday, a consolation tie for both sides after each started with two losses.
But Enric Rojas, chief executive of the International Tennis Federation’s commercial partner Kosmos said he felt the new format is “really working”.
“I cannot avoid saying that we have faced a few challenges and issues, and they are under review,” he said.
“We are really proud about the outcome of this week. I think that we have proven that the format works.
“Now with the four different cities, with the four groups, then going to the final eight to Malaga, it’s a format for staying.”
Group stages (qualifiers in bold)
- A – Italy, Croatia, Sweden, Argentina
- B – Spain, Canada, Serbia, South Korea
- C – Germany, Australia, France, Belgium
- D – Netherlands, USA, Great Britain, Kazakhstan
Quarter-finals, Malaga, From 22 November
- Italy v USA
- Germany v Canada
- Spain v Croatia
- Netherlands v Australia
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at BBC Sport – Tennis…