<p>Top seeds Spain crashed out of the first round of the Davis Cup for the first time since 2006 when Milos Raonic beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to give Canada an unassailable 3-1 lead in their World Group tie on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The understrength five-times champions had struggled from the start of the tie in Vancouver and Raonic killed them off with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Garcia-Lopez to secure Canada's first ever triumph at this level of the men’s team competition.<br /><br />Holders Czech Republic earlier moved into the quarterfinals with Tomas Berdych outlasting Swiss opponent Stanislas Wawrinka a day after the pair emerged from a marathon doubles encounter.<br /><br />Berdych enjoyed a comparatively easy 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 victory over Wawrinka, to give the Czechs an insurmountable 3-1 lead, a day after he and Lukas Rosol edged a punishing seven-hour clash with Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli 24-22 in the final set.<br /><br />The Czechs will now travel to Kazakhstan in April after the Central Asian country wrapped up a 3-1 victory over Austria on Sunday.<br /><br />The United States also fended off a fightback from Brazil in Jacksonville to secure a place in the last eight, where they will meet Serbia.<br /><br />Sam Querrey finished the job with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 victory over Thiago Alves in the final rubber after Thomaz Bellucci had tied the contest up at 2-2 by battling past big-serving John Isner 2-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.<br /><br />Italy also booked their place in the quarterfinals, where they will meet Canada, after Fabio Fognini beat Croatia's Ivan Dodig in a decisive fifth rubber.<br /><br />Spain, without Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro, were on the back foot from the start of the tie on the Vancouver hardcourts after going 2-0 down in the opening singles on Friday.<br /><br />The five-time champions wrestled their way back into the contest after a doubles victory on Saturday but Raonic put paid to any hopes of a remarkable comeback in the first reverse singles on Sunday.<br /><br />“It's pretty amazing,” Raonic told reporters. “It's something we should all be proud of. It's something I hope resonates not only with our team but throughout tennis in Canada.”<br /><br />France completed a 5-0 whitewash over Israel having already booked their place in the next round on Saturday along with Serbia and Argentina, who also won all five rubbers against Germany. <br /><br />Results: US bt Brazil 3-2; Canada bt Spain 3-2; Italy bt Croatia 3-2; 3-Argentina bt Germany 5-0; 2-Czech Republic bt Switzerland 3- 2; 4-Serbia bt Belgium 3-2; Kazakhstan bt Austria 3-1; France bt Israel 5-0.<br /></p>
<p>Top seeds Spain crashed out of the first round of the Davis Cup for the first time since 2006 when Milos Raonic beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to give Canada an unassailable 3-1 lead in their World Group tie on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The understrength five-times champions had struggled from the start of the tie in Vancouver and Raonic killed them off with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Garcia-Lopez to secure Canada's first ever triumph at this level of the men’s team competition.<br /><br />Holders Czech Republic earlier moved into the quarterfinals with Tomas Berdych outlasting Swiss opponent Stanislas Wawrinka a day after the pair emerged from a marathon doubles encounter.<br /><br />Berdych enjoyed a comparatively easy 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 victory over Wawrinka, to give the Czechs an insurmountable 3-1 lead, a day after he and Lukas Rosol edged a punishing seven-hour clash with Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli 24-22 in the final set.<br /><br />The Czechs will now travel to Kazakhstan in April after the Central Asian country wrapped up a 3-1 victory over Austria on Sunday.<br /><br />The United States also fended off a fightback from Brazil in Jacksonville to secure a place in the last eight, where they will meet Serbia.<br /><br />Sam Querrey finished the job with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 victory over Thiago Alves in the final rubber after Thomaz Bellucci had tied the contest up at 2-2 by battling past big-serving John Isner 2-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.<br /><br />Italy also booked their place in the quarterfinals, where they will meet Canada, after Fabio Fognini beat Croatia's Ivan Dodig in a decisive fifth rubber.<br /><br />Spain, without Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro, were on the back foot from the start of the tie on the Vancouver hardcourts after going 2-0 down in the opening singles on Friday.<br /><br />The five-time champions wrestled their way back into the contest after a doubles victory on Saturday but Raonic put paid to any hopes of a remarkable comeback in the first reverse singles on Sunday.<br /><br />“It's pretty amazing,” Raonic told reporters. “It's something we should all be proud of. It's something I hope resonates not only with our team but throughout tennis in Canada.”<br /><br />France completed a 5-0 whitewash over Israel having already booked their place in the next round on Saturday along with Serbia and Argentina, who also won all five rubbers against Germany. <br /><br />Results: US bt Brazil 3-2; Canada bt Spain 3-2; Italy bt Croatia 3-2; 3-Argentina bt Germany 5-0; 2-Czech Republic bt Switzerland 3- 2; 4-Serbia bt Belgium 3-2; Kazakhstan bt Austria 3-1; France bt Israel 5-0.<br /></p>