2013/05/21

ITF Confirms Dates for 2014 Davis Cup

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(April 24, 2013) The ITF has confirmed the calendar dates for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas:

 

World Group first round  January 31–  February 2

World Group quarterfinals  April 4-6

World Group semifinals and play-offs  September 12-14

World Group Final November 21-23

 

The draw for the 2014 Davis Cup competition will take place in London on Wednesday, September 18.

 

The 2013 Davis Cup World Group semifinals and World Group play-offs will take place on  September 13-15. In the semifinals, Serbia is at home to Canada, and Czech Republic is at home to Argentina. The winners will contest the World Group Final on 15-17 November.

 

The dates for the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas will be announced in June.

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Draw Announced for 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

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(April 10, 2013) The Draw for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-offs was held today at the ITF’s headquarters in London. The World Group play-offs will take place on 13-15 September alongside the World Group semifinals.

 

The winning nations in the World Group play-offs will qualify for the 2014 World Group, while the losing nations will compete in their respective Zone Group I competitions in 2014.

 

Seeds for the draw were based on the latest ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking of 8 April.

 

The draw is as follows:

2013 World Group play-offs (13-15 September)

 

Spain (s) (c) (*) v Ukraine

Netherlands (c) (*) v Austria (s)

Croatia (s) (c) v Great Britain

Switzerland (s) (c) (*) v Ecuador

Germany (s) (c) v Brazil

Poland (c) (*) v Australia (s)

Belgium (s) (c) v Israel

Japan (s) (c) (*) v Colombia

 

(s) denotes seeded nation

(c) denotes choice of ground

(*) denotes choice of ground determined by lot

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Seeds Announced for 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

 

(April 8, 2013) The ITF has announced the seeds for the Draw for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-offs. The Draw will take place on Wednesday 10 April at the ITF offices in London at 11:00 local time (10:00 GMT). The seeds are based on the new ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking of 8 April: www.daviscup.com/en/rankings/current-rankings.aspx

 

The eight seeded nations in the World Group play-offs are:

 

Spain (1)

Austria (2)

Croatia (3)

Switzerland (4)

Germany (5)

Australia (6)

Belgium (7)

Japan (8)

 

Each of the seeds will be drawn against one of the following unseeded nations:

 

Brazil

Colombia

Ecuador

Great Britain

Israel

Netherlands

Poland

Ukraine

 

The 2013 World Group play-offs will take place alongside the World Group semifinals on 13-15 September. The eight winning nations will contest the 2014 World Group.

 

The line-up for the World Group play-offs was confirmed when Australia, Colombia, Ecuador, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine all won their Zone Group I second round ties on 5-7 April. They joined the losers from the 2013 World Group first round ties.

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Djokovic Limps, Serbia Advances: World No. 1 overcomes ankle injury to eliminate U.S. in World Group Quarterfinals

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DAVIS CUP: DJOKOVIC LIMPS, SERBIA ADVANCES

World No. 1 overcomes ankle injury to eliminate U.S. in World Group Quarterfinals

 

By Junior Williams

 

(April 7, 2013) BOISE, Idaho -  The toughness of Novak Djokovic was on full display Sunday at the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals.

The world’s top ranked singles player battled through an ankle injury suffered early in the match and defeated American Sam Querrey 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-0 to give Serbia a 3-1 victory against the United States, earning a berth in the semifinals.

 

Midway though the third game of the first set with the score tied at 1-1, Djokovic crumpled to the ground in pain and had to be carried off the court by members of the Serbian team, stunning thousands on hand at Taco Bell Arena who were wondering if the six-time grand slam winner would continue playing the match.

 

After receiving treatment for several minutes, Djokovic — who led Serbia to its first and only Davis Cup championship in 2010 — returned to the court amid cheers from the crowd, and went on to actually break Querrey to put Serbia up 2-1.

 

Djokovic said his physiotherapist “did everything in his power after (the injury) happened to make sure I can continue playing. Because in his interest, my interest, and everybody, of course I want to continue on playing. I don’t want to retire the match.

 

“We did tests that indicated I could continue on, that it wasn’t an extreme ligament strain. That allowed me to continue on. I took some medications.”

Djokovic also made it clear he didn’t want to let Serbia down: “Obviously it’s very strong emotion when you play for your country. I guess that’s the biggest reason why I kept playing.”

 

The watch was on to see how well Djokovic would serve following the injury. He went on to hold that game, but it was clear that the ankle was bothering him as he hobbled during and after rallies. The U.S. broke back at 3-3 on a Djokovic double fault.

 

In the eleventh game of the set, Querrey’s forehand into the net cord gave Serbia a break and a 6-5 lead. Djokovic had to save three break points to close out the set.

 

Querrey bounced back in the second set despite a pectoral injury which prevented him from executing his trademark booming serves. The top-ranked American had no aces in the entire after striking six in the first. Querrey saved two break points to go up 6-5, and went on to win the second set tiebreak 7-4. The U.S. secured a mini-break at 6-4 when Djokovic took a Querrey return in mid-air and hit it wide of the sideline. A Djokovic shot into the net on the next point gave the U.S. the game and knotted the match at a set apiece.

 

But in the third set, a Querrey double fault gave Serbia a break and a 2-0 lead. After that, it was all Djokovic. His mobility improved as did his groundstrokes and his service game. The Serb hit twelve winners in the set to Querrey’s five, and had a 70-percent first serve percentage.

As for Querrey, the 20th-ranked player in the world couldn’t overcome his pectoral injury. The result: A 48-percent first serve percentage in the set, and three double faults. For the entire match, he ended up with more double faults (eight) than aces (seven).

 

“It hurt on my serve,” said Querrey. “I wasn’t able to get my usual pop, and that’s tough when you’re playing against the best returner in the world. I was trying, but, yeah, it was just kind of sore there second, third and fourth sets. ”

 

The first game of the fourth set saw Querrey broken at love, and Djokovic swept the remainder of the games.

 

“You take away Sam’s serve,  that is a different change” said U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier. “That would be like stripping Novak of his movement. That’s one of Sam’s two big key weapons. His serve went from 130 to barely over 100 at times just because he couldn’t get it there because of his pec.”

 

After the final point of the 2 hour 35 minute match, the world number one raised his arms in victory and was lifted off the ground and hugged by his Serbian teammates, whom he saluted in the post-match news conference.

 

“It wasn’t about my win Friday or today,” said Djokovic. “It was just about the team win, the team effort. That’s something that is very special and beautiful about this competition. You can represent your country and you get to be part of a team. You get to feel the team spirit that carries you on to victory.”

 

Next up for Serbia: A home tie against Canada, fresh from a quarterfinal victory over Italy. As for what’s next for Djokovic, he said he first has to assess the seriousness of his ankle injury. “I was planning to play Monte-Carlo,” said the world number one. “I live there and train there, so it feels like a home tournament to me. I love playing there, so I’m going to do everything in my power to recover for that tournament.”

 

“How realistic it is, to be honest, I don’t know. I don’t know what to tell you right now. It’s still too early.”

 

The home loss is a bitter pill to swallow for the U.S., whose Davis Cup season has come to an end. The Americans — whose last home defeat was in 2011 to Spain in Austin, Texas — now must wait until a September draw after the semifinals and World Group Play-offs — to find out who their first opponent will be for the 2014 campaign.

 

But Captain Courier had some kind words for Boise, saying the city “did an outstanding job welcoming both teams … It was a tremendous atmosphere. It’s one of the pluses about the way Davis Cup is played today is the atmosphere.

 

“I think Boise has a lot to be proud of.”

 

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Davis Cup Results for April 7, 2013

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(April 7, 2013) The ITF has announced the results of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals and zone group ties taking place April 5-7.

The World Group semifinals will take place on 13-15 September, when Czech Republic will host Argentina, and Serbia will host Canada. The World Group play-offs, Zone Group I relegation play-offs and Zone Group II promotion play-offs will also take place over the same weekend.

The draw for the World Group play-offs will be held in London on Wednesday 10 April at 11:00 (BST). The seeds for the draw will be announced on Monday 8 April by 16:00 (BST). The nations competing in the World Group play-offs are:

- World Group first round losing nations: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Israel, Spain and Switzerland.

- Zone Group I winning nations: Australia, Colombia, Ecuador, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, and Ukraine.

In Asia/Oceania Zone Group II, host nation Pakistan was forced to concede its second round tie in Myanmar after the ITF referee awarded the tie to New Zealand due to an unplayable court.

 

WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS

CANADA defeated ITALY 3-1
Venue: Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoor)

Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 57 46 64 63 63
Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 64 76(4) 75
Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Daniele Bracciali/Fabio Fognini (ITA) 63 64 36 36 1513
Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 64 64 36 75
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Fabio Fognini (ITA) not played

SERBIA defeated USA 3-1
Venue: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID, USA (hard – indoor)

Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. John Isner (USA) 76(5) 62 75
Sam Querrey (USA) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 76(1) 36 46 61 64
Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) 76(5) 76(1) 57 46 1513
Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Sam Querrey (USA) 75 67(4) 61 60
John Isner (USA) v Viktor Troicki (SRB) not played

ARGENTINA defeated FRANCE 3-2
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 46 62 63 57 62
Juan Monaco (ARG) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) 76(2) 62 64
David Nalbandian/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra (FRA) 36 76(3) 75 63

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) 63 63 60
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) 64 57 64 64

CZECH REPUBLIC defeated KAZAKHSTAN 3-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)

Jan Hajek (CZE) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 63 62 64
Lukas Rosol (CZE) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 46 64 62 76(6)
Andrey Golubev/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) d. Jan Hajek/Radek Stepanek (CZE) 76(2) 64 63
Lukas Rosol (CZE) d. Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) 76(5) 67(2) 76(5) 62
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) v Jan Hajek (CZE) not played

AMERICAS GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

Colombia and Ecuador will contest the World Group play-offs on 13-15 September 2013. Chile will travel to Dominican Republic in a relegation play-off on 13-15 September 2013.

ECUADOR defeated CHILE 3-2
Venue: Umiña Tennis Club, Manta, ECU (hard – outdoor)

Julio-Cesar Campozano (ECU) d. Christian Garin (CHI) 46 62 46 62 97
Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Emilio Gomez (ECU) 75 61 75
Jorge Aguilar/Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Emilio Gomez/Roberto Quiroz (ECU) 46 76(5) 63 75
Julio-Cesar Campozano (ECU) d. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 46 76(5) 62 41 ret. (physical exhaustion)
Emilio Gomez (ECU) d. Christian Garin (CHI) 64 46 63 76(1)

COLOMBIA defeated URUGUAY 5-0
Venue: Complejo Tenístico Fabiola Zuluaga, Cúcuta, COL (hard – outdoor)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Marcel Felder (URU) 62 36 61 62
Alejandro Falla (COL) d. Ariel Behar (URU) 62 60 62
Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) d. Ariel Behar/Marcel Felder (URU) 64 36 63 57 64
Alejandro Falla (COL) d. Rodrigo Senattore (URU) 60 61
Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) d. Santiago Maresca (URU) 61 60

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

Australia and Japan will contest the World Group play-offs on 13-15 September 2013

AUSTRALIA defeated UZBEKISTAN 3-1
Venue: Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, UZB (clay – indoor)

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 76(6) 64 64

Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 64 76(1) 36 64

Matthew Ebden/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 75 67(4) 64 36 63

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 46 62 62 63

Farrukh Dustov (UZB) v Marinko Matosevic (AUS) not played

JAPAN defeated KOREA, REPUBLIC 3-2
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoor)

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) d. Jeong Suk-Young (KOR) 61 64 64

Go Soeda (JPN) d. Cho Min Hyeok (KOR) 57 26 64 64 62

Lim Yong-Kyu/Nam Ji Sung (KOR) d. Hiroki Moriya/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 75 61 64

Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) d. Go Soeda (JPN) 57 76(5) 64 63

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) d. Cho Min Hyeok (KOR) 63 63 60

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

Chinese Taipei will host Indonesia in the Asia/Oceania Group I relegation play-off on 13-15 September 2013

CHINA, P.R. defeated CHINESE TAIPEI 5-0
Venue: Tianjin Tennis Center, Tianjin, CHN (hard – outdoor)

Wu Di (CHN) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 16 60 61 64

Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Yang Tsung-Hua (TPE) 75 61 61

Gong Mao-Xin/Li Zhe (CHN) d. Yang Tsung-Hua/Huang Liang-Chi (TPE) 63 63 46 63

Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 76(7) 61

Wu Di (CHN) d. Huang Liang-Chi (TPE) 67(5) 64 61

INDIA defeated INDONESIA 5-0
Venue: KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore, IND (hard – outdoor)

Somdev Devvarman (IND) d. Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA) 61 62 62
Yuki Bhambri (IND) d. Christopher Rungkat (INA) 63 62 62
Leander Paes/Sanam Singh (IND) d. Elbert Sie/David Agung Susanto (INA) 62 61 64
Somdev Devvarman (IND) d. David Agung Susanto (INA) 63 61

Yuki Bhambri (IND) d. Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA) 60 61

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

Great Britain, Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine will contest the World Group play-offs on 13-15 September 2013

GREAT BRITAIN defeated RUSSIA 3-2
Venue: Ricoh Arena, Coventry, GBR (hard – indoor)

Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d. Dan Evans (GBR) 64 67(5) 64 57 64
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) d. James Ward (GBR) 46 46 75 63 86

Colin Fleming/Jonathan Marray (GBR) d. Victor Baluda/Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 61 64 62

James Ward (GBR) d. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 64 57 57 64 64

Dan Evans (GBR) d. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 64 64 61

POLAND defeated SOUTH AFRICA 3-1
Venue: Centrum Rekreacyjno-Sportowe, Zielona Góra, POL (hard – indoor)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Jean Andersen (RSA) 64 63 63
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 63 67(3) 75 64
Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Jean Andersen/Rik de Voest (RSA) 75 76(2) 75

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Ruan Roelofse (RSA) 46 63 61 61

Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Jean Andersen (RSA) not played

NETHERLANDS defeated ROMANIA 5-0
Venue: Sala Sporturilor Dumitru Popescu Colibasi, Brasov, ROU (hard – indoor)

Robin Haase (NED) d. Adrian Ungur (ROU) 64 64 36 63

Igor Sijsling (NED) d. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 64 76(5) 26 67(5) 62
Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) d. Marius Copil/Victor Hanescu (ROU) 64 75 64

Thiemo de Bakker (NED) d. Marius Copil (ROU) 76(4) 76(2)

Igor Sijsling (NED) d. Adrian Ungur (ROU) 16 63 64

UKRAINE defeated SWEDEN 3-2
Venue: Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, UKR (hard – indoor)

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) d. Isak Arvidsson (SWE) 62 60 76(5)

Markus Eriksson (SWE) d. Denys Molchanov (UKR) 75 46 64 64
Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) d. Denys Molchanov/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 64 63 36 67(3) 64
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) d. Markus Eriksson (SWE) 36 61 64 63

Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Isak Arvidsson (SWE) 62 63 75

AMERICAS GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

El Salvador will host Venezuela in the Americas Group II promotion play-off on 13-15 September 2013

EL SALVADOR defeated MEXICO 3-2
Venue: Federacion Salvadoreña de Tenis, Ciudad Merliot, ESA (hard – outdoor)

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Daniel Garza (MEX) 64 64 67(7) 62
Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Miguel Gallardo-Valles (MEX) 62 63 75
Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Daniel Garza/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) 67(4) 64 46 62 62
Miguel Gallardo-Valles (MEX) d. Alejandro Gonzalez (ESA) 60 63
Rogelio Siller (MEX) d. Andres Weisskopf (ESA) 62 64

VENEZUELA defeated PERU 4-1
Venue: Estadio Alejandro Olmedo, Arequipa, PER (clay – outdoor)

Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 75 62 62
David Souto (VEN) d. Mauricio Echazu (PER) 46 62 64 75
Luis David Martinez/David Souto (VEN) d. Duilio Beretta/ Sergio Galdos (PER) 63 67(3) 63 76(5)
Luis David Martinez (VEN) d. Jorge Brian Panta (PER) 36 76(4) 63
Mauricio Echazu (PER) d. Piero Luisi (VEN) 62 75

AMERICAS GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

Haiti and Puerto Rico relegated to Americas Group III in 2014

BARBADOS defeated PUERTO RICO 3-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)

Darian King (BAR) d. Christian Garay (PUR) 62 61 60

Alex Llompart (PUR) d. Seanon Williams (BAR) 62 63 61

Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) d. Gilberto Alvarez/Alex Llompart (PUR) 63 64 61

Darian King (BAR) d. Alex Llompart (PUR) 57 63 64 63

Haydn Lewis (BAR) v Christian Garay (PUR) not played

GUATEMALA defeated HAITI 4-1
Venue: Centre Court, Guatemala, GUA (hard – outdoor)

Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) d. Hillel Rousseau (HAI) 63 61 61
Olivier Sajous (HAI) d. Sebastien Vidal (GUA) 76(5) 75 61
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa/Sebastien Vidal (GUA) d. Joel Allen/Olivier Sajous (HAI) 63 67(5) 46 63 64
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) v Olivier Sajous (HAI) 62 61 64
Luciano Ramazzini (GUA) v Hillel Rousseau (HAI) 60 61

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

Philippines will host New Zealand in the Asia/Oceania Group II promotion play-off on 13-15 September 2013

NEW ZEALAND defeated PAKISTAN 4-1 The tie has been awarded to New Zealand due to an unplayable court

Venue: Pun Hlaing Golf & Country Club, Yangon, MYA (grass – outdoor)

Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Artem Sitak (NZL) 75 36 62 75
Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 26 63 03 def.

Marcus Daniell/Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) w/o

Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) w/o

Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) w/o

PHILIPPINES defeated THAILAND 4-1
Venue: Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu, PHI (clay – outdoor)

Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA) 67(6) 64 30 ret. (cramp)
Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. Johnny Arcilla (PHI) 63 62 16 62
Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) d. Pruchya Isarow/Nuttanon Kadchapanan (THA) 63 63 76(4)
Ruben Gonzalez (PHI) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 64 63 62

Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI) d. Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA) 64 46 60

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

Lebanon and Syria are relegated to Asia/Oceania Group III in 2014

SRI LANKA defeated LEBANON 3-2
Venue: Automobile et Touring Club du Liban, Jounieh, LIB (clay – outdoor)

Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 61 62 61
Harshana Godamanna (SRI) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 63 63 62

Harshana Godamanna/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) d. Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) 67(6) 76(3) 63 64

Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Harshana Godamanna (SRI) 64 67(5) 63 63

Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 62 64 61

KUWAIT defeated SYRIA 3-2
Venue: Kuwait Tennis Federation Center, Mishref, KUW (hard – outdoor)

Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR) d. Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) 61 75 60

Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Marc Abdelnour (SYR) 64 63 64

Hassan Al Mousa/Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Marc Abdelnour/Majdi Salim (SYR) 61 63 62

Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR) 67(4) 63 62 63

Marc Abdelnour (SYR) d. Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) 63 64

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

Finland will host Latvia, and Moldova hosts Portugal in the Europe/Africa Group II promotion play-off on 13-15 September 2013.

FINLAND defeated IRELAND 3-2
Venue: Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)

Harri Heliovaara (FIN) d. James McGee (IRL) 46 64 76(1) 67(4) 64

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Colin O’Brien (IRL) 61 62 60

Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Sam Barry/Colin O’Brien (IRL) 62 61 64

Daniel Glancy (IRL) d. Micke Kontinen (FIN) 62 26 62

Colin O’Brien (IRL) d. Harri Heliovaara (FIN) w/o

LATVIA defeated MONACO 3-2
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, FRA (clay – outdoor)

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 62 63 63
Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 36 62 64 63
Benjamin Balleret/Guillaume Couillard (MON) d. Ernests Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT) 64 64 62

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 62 60 61

Andis Juska (LAT) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 26 64 61 31 ret (left thigh injury)

MOLDOVA defeated BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA 3-1
Venue: Teniski Klub Mostar, Mostar, BIH (clay – outdoor)

Radu Albot (MDA) d. Tomislav Brkic (BIH) 63 76(3) 63
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d. Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) 63 26 57 63 64

Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA) d. Damir Dzumhur/Ismar Gorcic (BIH) 75 64 63

Radu Albot (MDA) d. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 67(4) 46 64 63 63
Tomislav Brkic (BIH) v Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) not played

PORTUGAL defeated LITHUANIA 5-0
Venue: Club Internacional de Football, Lisbon, POR (clay – outdoor)

Gastao Elias (POR) d. Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 60 61 62

Pedro Sousa (POR) d. Dovydas Sakinis (LTU) 62 64 60

Gastao Elias/Rui Machado (POR) d. Mantas Bugailiskis/Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 63 60 62

Frederico Gil (POR) d. Kasparas Zemaitelis (LTU) 61 63

Rui Machado (POR) d. Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 62 60

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

Benin, Estonia, Hungary and Tunisia are relegated to Europe Group III in 2014

BULGARIA defeated ESTONIA 3-0
Venue: TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BUL (clay – outdoor)

Tihomir Grozdanov (BUL) d. Vladimir Ivanov (EST) 64 61 63
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Markus Kerner (EST) 62 61 62
Tihomir Grozdanov/Alexander Lazov (BUL) d. Mikk Irdoja/Vladimir Ivanov (EST) 46 67(4) 76(2) 64 63
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) v Vladimir Ivanov (EST) cancelled due to rain
Tihomir Grozdanov (BUL) v Markus Kerner (EST) cancelled due to rain

BELARUS defeated TUNISIA 3-2
Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, TUN (clay – outdoor)

Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) d. Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) 63 63 75
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 75 36 60 63
Alexander Bury/Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Mohamed Haythem Abid/Malek Jaziri (TUN) 63 61 75
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) 64 61 61

Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 67(5) 64 61 57 64

LUXEMBOURG defeated HUNGARY 4-1
Venue: Budapesti Elektromos Sportegyesület Sportcsarnoka, Budapest, HUN (hard – indoor)

Attila Balazs (HUN) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 64 76(3) 61

Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 63 64 60

Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) d. Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) 46 62 63 60

Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Attila Balazs (HUN) 67(1) 62 63 46 97

Gilles Kremer (LUX) d. Viktor Filipenko (HUN) 67(7) 64 76(5)

CYPRUS defeated BENIN 3-2
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, CYP (hard – outdoor)

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Jean Segodo (BEN) 61 61 61
Alexis Klegou (BEN) d. Petros Chrysochos (CYP) 46 61 64 62

Marcos Baghdatis/Rares Cuzdriorean (CYP) d. Alexis Klegou/Magloire Yakpa (BEN) 62 75 61

Alexis Klegou (BEN) d. Rares Cuzdriorean (CYP) 62 46 63 62

Petros Chrysochos (CYP) d. Magloire Yakpa (BEN) 61 61 60

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Czech Republic to Take Over No. 1 position on ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking

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(April 7, 2013) Czech Republic will become only the sixth nation to hold the No. 1 position on the ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking after completing a 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas in Astana on Saturday. Lukas Rosol won the decisive point with a 76(5), 67(2), 76(5), 62 victory over Evgeny Korolev.

 

The new rankings will be issued on Monday 8 April, with Czech Republic climbing one place from its current position of No. 2. Spain, which has held the top spot for almost four years, will drop to No. 2.

The ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking was launched in December 2001 and is used for seeding at all levels of the competition. It measures the success of all participating nations over a ‘rolling’ four year period with recent performance weighted more heavily. A new rankings list is published following every World Group round and nations at all levels of the competition have a ranking.

History of the No. 1 ranked nation on the ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking

 

1: Australia 3 December 2001 – 11 February 2002

2: France 11 February 2002 – 1 December 2003

Australia 1 December 2003 – 12 April 2004

France 12 April 2004 – 27 September 2004

3: Spain 27 September 2004 – 21 November 2005

4: Croatia 21 November 2005 – 4 December 2006

5: Russia 4 December 2006 – 13 July 2009

Spain 13 July 2009 – 8 April 2013

6: Czech Republic 8 April 2013 -

 

Czech Republic also becomes only the third country after France and Russia to top the Davis Cup and Fed Cup Nations Ranking at the same time, having held the Fed Cup No. 1 ranking since 23 April 2012.

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Davis Cup Results for April 6, 2013

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WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS

CANADA leads ITALY 2-1
Venue: Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoor)

Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 57 46 64 63 63
Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 64 76(4) 75
Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Daniele Bracciali/Fabio Fognini (ITA) 63 64 36 36 1513
Milos Raonic (CAN) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Fabio Fognini (ITA)

SERBIA leads USA 2-1
Venue: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID, USA (hard – indoor)

Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. John Isner (USA) 76(5) 62 75
Sam Querrey (USA) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 76(1) 36 46 61 64
Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) 76(5) 76(1) 57 46 1513
Sam Querrey (USA) v Novak Djokovic (SRB)
John Isner (USA) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)

ARGENTINA leads FRANCE 2-1
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 46 62 63 57 62
Juan Monaco (ARG) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) 76(2) 62 64
David Nalbandian/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) d. Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra (FRA) 36 76(3) 75 63

Juan Monaco (ARG) v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v Gilles Simon (FRA)

CZECH REPUBLIC leads KAZAKHSTAN 2-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)

Jan Hajek (CZE) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 63 62 64
Lukas Rosol (CZE) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 46 64 62 76(6)
Andrey Golubev/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) v Jan Hajek/Radek Stepanek (CZE) 76(2) 64 63
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) v Jan Hajek (CZE)

AMERICAS GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

CHILE leads ECUADOR 2-1
Venue: Umiña Tennis Club, Manta, ECU (hard – outdoor)

Julio-Cesar Campozano (ECU) d. Christian Garin (CHI) 46 62 46 62 97
Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Emilio Gomez (ECU) 75 61 75
Jorge Aguilar/Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Emilio Gomez/Roberto Quiroz (ECU) 46 76(5) 63 75
Julio-Cesar Campozano (ECU) v Paul Capdeville (CHI)
Emilio Gomez (ECU) v Christian Garin (CHI)

COLOMBIA defeated URUGUAY 3-0
Venue: Complejo Tenístico Fabiola Zuluaga, Cúcuta, COL (hard – outdoor)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Marcel Felder (URU) 62 36 61 62
Alejandro Falla (COL) d. Ariel Behar (URU) 62 60 62
Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) d. Ariel Behar/Marcel Felder (URU) 64 36 63 57 64
Alejandro Falla (COL) v Marcel Felder (URU)
Santiago Giraldo (COL) v Ariel Behar (URU)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

AUSTRALIA leads UZBEKISTAN 2-1
Venue: Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, UZB (clay – indoor)

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 76(6) 64 64

Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 64 76(1) 36 64

Matthew Ebden/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 75 67(4) 64 36 63

Denis Istomin (UZB) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)

Farrukh Dustov (UZB) v Marinko Matosevic (AUS)

JAPAN leads KOREA, REPUBLIC 2-1
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoor)

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) d. Jeong Suk-Young (KOR) 61 64 64

Go Soeda (JPN) d. Cho Min Hyeok (KOR) 57 26 64 64 62

Lim Yong-Kyu/Nam Ji Sung (KOR) d. Hiroki Moriya/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 75 61 64

Go Soeda (JPN) v Jeong Suk-Young (KOR)

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) v Cho Min Hyeok (KOR)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

CHINA, P.R. defeated CHINESE TAIPEI 3-0
Venue: Tianjin Tennis Center, Tianjin, CHN (hard – outdoor)

Wu Di (CHN) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 16 60 61 64

Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Yang Tsung-Hua (TPE) 75 61 61

Gong Mao-Xin/Li Zhe (CHN) d. Yang Tsung-Hua/Huang Liang-Chi (TPE) 63 63 46 63

Ze Zhang (CHN) v Ti Chen (TPE)

Wu Di (CHN) v Yang Tsung-Hua (TPE)

INDIA defeated INDONESIA 3-0
Venue: KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore, IND (hard – outdoor)

Somdev Devvarman (IND) d. Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA) 61 62 62
Yuki Bhambri (IND) d. Christopher Rungkat (INA) 63 62 62
Leander Paes/Sanam Singh (IND) d. Elbert Sie/David Agung Susanto (INA) 62 61 64
Somdev Devvarman (IND) v Christopher Rungkat (INA)

Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA)

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

RUSSIA leads GREAT BRITAIN 2-1
Venue: Ricoh Arena, Coventry, GBR (hard – indoor)

Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d. Dan Evans (GBR) 64 67(5) 64 57 64
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) d. James Ward (GBR) 46 46 75 63 86

Colin Fleming/Jonathan Marray (GBR) d. Victor Baluda/Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 61 64 62

James Ward (GBR) v Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

Dan Evans (GBR) v Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)

POLAND leads SOUTH AFRICA 2-1
Venue: Centrum Rekreacyjno-Sportowe, Zielona Góra, POL (hard – indoor)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Jean Andersen (RSA) 64 63 63
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 63 67(3) 75 64
Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Jean Andersen/Rik de Voest (RSA) 75 76(2) 75

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Rik de Voest (RSA)

Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Jean Andersen (RSA)

NETHERLANDS defeated ROMANIA 3-0
Venue: Sala Sporturilor Dumitru Popescu Colibasi, Brasov, ROU (hard – indoor)

Robin Haase (NED) d. Adrian Ungur (ROU) 64 64 36 63

Igor Sijsling (NED) d. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 64 76(5) 26 67(5) 62
Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) d. Marius Copil/Victor Hanescu (ROU) 64 75 64

Victor Hanescu (ROU) v Robin Haase (NED)

Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Igor Sijsling (NED)

SWEDEN leads UKRAINE 2-1
Venue: Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, UKR (hard – indoor)

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) d. Isak Arvidsson (SWE) 62 60 76(5)

Markus Eriksson (SWE) d. Denys Molchanov (UKR) 75 46 64 64
Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) d. Denys Molchanov/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 64 63 36 67(3) 64
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) v Markus Eriksson (SWE)

Denys Molchanov (UKR) v Isak Arvidsson (SWE)

AMERICAS GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

EL SALVADOR defeated MEXICO 3-0
Venue: Federacion Salvadoreña de Tenis, Ciudad Merliot, ESA (hard – outdoor)

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Daniel Garza (MEX) 64 64 67(7) 62
Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Miguel Gallardo-Valles (MEX) 62 63 75
Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Daniel Garza/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) 67(4) 64 46 62 62
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) v Miguel Gallardo-Valles (MEX)
Rafael Arevalo (ESA) v Daniel Garza (MEX)

VENEZUELA defeated PERU 3-0
Venue: Estadio Alejandro Olmedo, Arequipa, PER (clay – outdoor)

Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 75 62 62
David Souto (VEN) d. Mauricio Echazu (PER) 46 62 64 75
Luis David Martinez/David Souto (VEN) d. Duilio Beretta/ Sergio Galdos (PER) 63 67(3) 63 76(5)
Duilio Beretta (PER) v David Souto (VEN)
Mauricio Echazu (PER) v Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN)

AMERICAS GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

BARBADOS leads PUERTO RICO 2-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)

Darian King (BAR) d. Christian Garay (PUR) 62 61 60

Alex Llompart (PUR) d. Seanon Williams (BAR) 62 63 61

Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) d. Gilberto Alvarez/Alex Llompart (PUR) 63 64 61

Darian King (BAR) v Alex Llompart (PUR)

Seanon Williams (BAR) v Christian Garay (PUR)

GUATEMALA leads HAITI 2-1
Venue: Centre Court, Guatemala, GUA (hard – outdoor)

Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) d. Hillel Rousseau (HAI) 63 61 61
Olivier Sajous (HAI) d. Sebastien Vidal (GUA) 76(5) 75 61
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa/Sebastien Vidal (GUA) d. Joel Allen/Olivier Sajous (HAI) 63 67(5) 46 63 64
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) v Olivier Sajous (HAI)
Sebastien Vidal (GUA) v Hillel Rousseau (HAI)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

NEW ZEALAND defeated PAKISTAN 4-1 The tie has been awarded to New Zealand due to an unplayable court

Venue: Pun Hlaing Golf & Country Club, Yangon, MYA (grass – outdoor)

Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Artem Sitak (NZL) 75 36 62 75
Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 26 63 03 def.

Marcus Daniell/Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) w/o

Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) w/o

Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) w/o

PHILIPPINES leads THAILAND 2-1
Venue: Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu, PHI (clay – outdoor)

Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA) 67(6) 64 30 ret. (cramp)
Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. Johnny Arcilla (PHI) 63 62 16 62
Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) d. Pruchya Isarow/Nuttanon Kadchapanan (THA) 63 63 76(4)
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) v Danai Udomchoke (THA)

Johnny Arcilla (PHI) v Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

SRI LANKA leads LEBANON 2-1
Venue: Automobile et Touring Club du Liban, Jounieh, LIB (clay – outdoor)

Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 61 62 61
Harshana Godamanna (SRI) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 63 63 62

Harshana Godamanna/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) d. Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) 67(6) 76(3) 63 64

Bassam Beidas (LIB) v Harshana Godamanna (SRI)

Karim Alayli (LIB) v Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI)

KUWAIT leads SYRIA 2-1
Venue: Kuwait Tennis Federation Center, Mishref, KUW (hard – outdoor)

Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR) d. Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) 61 75 60

Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Marc Abdelnour (SYR) 64 63 64

Hassan Al Mousa/Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Marc Abdelnour/Majdi Salim (SYR) 61 63 62

Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) v Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR)

Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) v Marc Abdelnour (SYR)

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

FINLAND defeated IRELAND 3-0
Venue: Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)

Harri Heliovaara (FIN) d. James McGee (IRL) 46 64 76(1) 67(4) 64

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Colin O’Brien (IRL) 61 62 60

Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Sam Barry/Colin O’Brien (IRL) 62 61 64

James McGee (IRL) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

Colin O’Brien (IRL) v Harri Heliovaara (FIN)

MONACO leads LATVIA 2-1
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, FRA (clay – outdoor)

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 62 63 63
Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 36 62 64 63
Benjamin Balleret/Guillaume Couillard (MON) d. Ernests Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT) 64 64 62

Benjamin Balleret (MON) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) v Andis Juska (LAT)

MOLDOVA leads BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA 2-1
Venue: Teniski Klub Mostar, Mostar, BIH (clay – outdoor)

Radu Albot (MDA) d. Tomislav Brkic (BIH) 63 76(3) 63
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d. Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) 63 26 57 63 64

Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA) d. Damir Dzumhur/Ismar Gorcic (BIH) 75 64 63

Damir Dzumhur (BIH) v Radu Albot (MDA)
Tomislav Brkic (BIH) v Maxim Dubarenco (MDA)

PORTUGAL defeated LITHUANIA 3-0
Venue: Club Internacional de Football, Lisbon, POR (clay – outdoor)

Gastao Elias (POR) d. Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 60 61 62

Pedro Sousa (POR) d. Dovydas Sakinis (LTU) 62 64 60

Gastao Elias/Rui Machado (POR) d. Mantas Bugailiskis/Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 63 60 62

Pedro Sousa (POR) v Lukas Mugevicius (LTU)

Gastao Elias (POR) v Dovydas Sakinis (LTU)

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

BULGARIA defeated ESTONIA 3-0
Venue: TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BUL (clay – outdoor)

Tihomir Grozdanov (BUL) d. Vladimir Ivanov (EST) 64 61 63
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Markus Kerner (EST) 62 61 62
Tihomir Grozdanov/Alexander Lazov (BUL) d. Mikk Irdoja/Vladimir Ivanov (EST) 46 67(4) 76(2) 64 63
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) v Vladimir Ivanov (EST)
Tihomir Grozdanov (BUL) v Markus Kerner (EST)

BELARUS leads TUNISIA 2-1
Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, TUN (clay – outdoor)

Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) d. Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) 63 63 75
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 75 36 60 63
Alexander Bury/Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Mohamed Haythem Abid/Malek Jaziri (TUN) 63 61 75
Malek Jaziri (TUN) v Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)

Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) v Egor Gerasimov (BLR)

LUXEMBOURG leads HUNGARY 2-1
Venue: Budapesti Elektromos Sportegyesület Sportcsarnoka, Budapest, HUN (hard – indoor)

Attila Balazs (HUN) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 64 76(3) 61

Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 63 64 60

Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) d. Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) 46 62 63 60

Attila Balazs (HUN) v Gilles Muller (LUX)

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) v Ugo Nastasi (LUX)

CYPRUS leads BENIN 2-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, CYP (hard – outdoor)

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Jean Segodo (BEN) 61 61 61
Alexis Klegou (BEN) d. Petros Chrysochos (CYP) 46 61 64 62

Marcos Baghdatis/Rares Cuzdriorean (CYP) d. Alexis Klegou/Magloire Yakpa (BEN) 62 75 61

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Alexis Klegou (BEN)

Petros Chrysochos (CYP) v Jean Segodo (BEN)

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Serbia Holds Off Bryans in Five-Set Thriller

 

 

By Junior Williams

DAVIS CUP: SERBIA HOLDS OFF BRYANS IN THRILLER

Takes 2-1 lead after Zimonjic, Bozoljac win in five-set marathon.

 

(April 6, 2013) BOISE, Idaho – Serbia Davis Cup captain Bogdan Obradovic is probably saying, “I told you so.”

 

He stuck with No. 335th ranked Ilija Bozoljac instead of replacing him with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

 

The payoff: Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonjic defeated top-ranked Americans Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 4-6, 15-13 in a thrilling 4 hour 21- minute doubles match in the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals at Taco Bell Arena, giving Serbia a 2-1 lead heading into Sunday’s rubbers and an opportunity for Djokovic to clinch the tie in his singles match.

 

Bozoljac’s powerful serves — many of them rockets at around 135 miles per hour — helped to neutralize the Bryans. Together, Bozoljac and Zimonjic served up 36 aces to the Americans’ twelve.

 

The 27-year old Bozoljac also came through with a number of backhand winners down the line. his play, combined with the experience of former world number one doubles player Zimonjic, came in handy for the Serbs.

 

Both teams broke each other midway through the first set, but it was Serbia that struck first by winning the tiebreak on a Zimonjic second serve ace, followed by a winner that clipped the baseline.

 

The second tiebreak also went to Serbia, helped by a minibreak due to a net cord and a strong service game resulting in three aces.

 

But the world’s No. 1 doubles team refused to give up. The Americans began their comeback by breaking Bozoljac’s serve in the final game of the third set, as Zimonjic’s block of a Mike Bryan shot sailed beyond the baseline.

 

The Bryans repeated the feat in the fourth set, as Zimonjic — who was serving this game — knocked a return from the Americans in to the net, knotting up the match at two sets apiece.

 

In the fifth set, each team managed to hold serve while escaping danger at times, until the 27th game of the set, when Bozoljac’s backhad stab return was sent wide by the Americans to give Serbia a break and a chance to serve out the match.

 

But there was more drama, as Zimonjic double faulted to give the Bryans two break points and a chance to tie the set at 14-14. That’s when Zimonjic blasted two aces to tie the game at deuce.

 

After the Bryans staved off one match point on a lob the Serbs couldn’t convert, Zimonjic served out the next two points, ending with an ace to seal the victory for Serbia. The winners hugged each other on the court as their supporters cheered wildly. Despite their disappointment, those rooting for the home team applauded the quality play of both the Serbians and the Americans.

 

Just how close was the match? Each team scored 217 points.

 

“For sure, it’s the biggest win in the Davis Cup doubles for me,” said Zimonjic. “We were playing very good.

 

“This was definitely a great, great performance and great match from me.”

 

“Anybody who was supposed to play with Nenad was supposed to be the underdog against the Bryans,” Bozoljac said. “We won and I just can’t believe it happened.

“For me, it definitely means a lot because this is my best performance in Davis Cup so far. I knew if I give my 100 percent for one match I could play on a really high level.”

 

“Have to tip our hats to those guys, obviously,” said a disappointed Bob Bryan.  “Thought they played really well all day.  36 aces, didn’t give us much opportunity, in the fifth especially.
“Just one of those things.  Obviously disappointed we let the team down.”

 

He’s a guy we haven’t seen too much of on the tour,” Mike Bryan said about journeyman Bozoljac.  “Asked a few questions of guys that have seen him play.  Gave us a few things.  But he served great all day.  He actually was a stronger returner.  There at the end he didn’t show any nerves, came up with the goods, especially on some of those 30‑All points.”

 

US Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier was asked about if Bozoljac’s is a testament to the spirit of Davis Cup “I think inspiration is pretty easy to come by when you’re playing for the colors on your back, US.  We’ve seen a lot of people in this competition rise up.  You look at the numbers next to the guy’s career, you see the performance today, something doesn’t add up.  You clearly see there was some inspiration, chemistry with Nenad on the court, and you say, Too good.”

 

It was the second consecutive Davis Cup defeat for the Bryans, who back in February lost in the World Group First Round to Brazil’s Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares. The winningest doubles team in U.S. Davis Cup history is now 20-4 when playing together.

 

Now the U.S. faces a tall task in tomorrow’s reverse singles, with Djokovic set to take on Sam Querrey in the first match. If Querrey pulls off the upset, it’ll be left to American John Isner and Serb Viktor Troicki to settle the tie.

 

Junior Williams is a long-time journalist and tennis fan. At a moment’s notice he can give you a list of all the Davis Cup match-ups that would give the US home ties. He is in Boise, Idaho covering the Davis Cup quarterfinal World Group tie between the United States and Serbia for Tennis Panorama News.

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Davis Cup: US, Serbia Deadlocked at 1-1; Djokovic, Querrey Victorious in World Group Quarterfinals

DAVIS CUP: U.S., SERBIA DEADLOCKED AT 1-1

Djokovic, Querrey victorious in World Group Quarterfinals

By Junior Williams

Sam Querrey

Sam Querrey

(April 5, 2013) BOISE, Idaho – Sam Querrey rebounded from a two sets to one deficit to defeat Viktor Troicki 7-6 (1), 3-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, drawing the United States even with Serbia at one match apiece in the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals at a loud Taco Bell Arena on the Boise State University campus.

In the first match, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic dispatched American John Isner in straight sets 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-5.

 

Isner got off to a fast start by breaking Djokovic early in the first set, but the Greensboro, North Carolina native failed to hold on to his advantage and went on to lose the first-set tiebreak, courtesy of a Djokovic change-of-pace serve that handcuffed the number 23-ranked player in the world.

 

From then on it was all Djokovic. He did his best impersonation of a backboard, neutralizing Isner’s powerful serves with solid returns and defense. The Serb wrapped up the match in two hours.

 

On court in a post-match interview, Djokovic was asked about how he executed his game plan against Isner.

 

His response: “I executed perfectly.”

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic

 

Djokovic elaborated further in the news conference. “I guess one of the tactics — crucial points — was to get as many balls back on the return games and try to use my serve very efficiently and not give him any opportunities to atack my second serve. So I had a very high percentage of first serves in. That helped my confidence, and I could play with less pressure in his service games.”

 

Isner agreed with Djokovic that the Australian Open champion’s ability to break back in the first set was the turning point the match.

 

“I let him back in it,” said the American. “Granted, he played a good game, but I didn’t make many first serves that game. Doing that against this guy is not a good recipe.

“You want to make first serves, and I didn’t do in that one game in the first set. That was critical because I think he became a lot more comfortable at that point.”

 

Isner had seventeen aces in the match, but his first serve percentage was 54%, compared with 77% for Djokovic.

 

The Serb’s win set up another Davis Cup pressure cooker for Querrey, the top-ranked American and world No. 20. In the World Group First Round back in February, the Californian ousted Brazil’s Thiago Alves in a fifth and deciding rubber to send the U.S. into the quarterfinals.

 

Querrey and Troicki battled for 3 hours and 20 minutes in a match marked by long rallies, powerful serves and lots of unforced errors: Querrey had 82, Troicki 62.  Querrey was going for his shots, while Troicki – like Djokovic – appeared to be returning everything in sight.

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The crowd erupted in the fifth set, when Querrey broke the world’s 44th-ranked player to go up 5-4, on a Troicki shot that hit the net cord but stayed on the Serbian’s side of the court. The American went on to hold serve in the next and final game.

 

Querrey said finding his groove in the fourth set was key: “I stayed positive and kept with the game plan and played aggressive. That fourth set served extremely well and was fortunate to get two breaks and that gave me a lot of momentum going into the fifth set.”

 

Troicki said he began to tire in the fourth set:

 

“I get a bit tired mentally and also physically my legs were not 100 percent and got a little bit slower. I could say fourth set I just like wasn’t there.”

 

But Troicki added both he and Querrey played well in the fifth set, and that it just came down to who seized the opportunities.

 

“I had some chances early in the fifth,” said Troicki. “I had some chances early in the fifth.  I had some break points; didn’t use them.  He used his chances when he had a break point in a crucial moment for me. So I could say I was unlucky to lose this serve and also, yeah, to lose the match.  But that’s tennis.”

 

Next up: A crucial Saturday doubles match with Americans Bob and Mike Bryan — the number one team in the world – scheduled to play Serbian doubles specialist Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac. But Novak Djokovic says he’s “still in the option” for doubles.

 

Whether Djokovic plays or not, U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier says Saturday’s match is “not a must‑win.  We won’t be eliminated, nor will Serbia no matter what happens tomorrow.”

“We certainly want to win.  There is no doubt about that.  It’s an important match for both squads.  We’ll have two singles players ready to fire on Sunday.”

 

Junior Williams is a long-time journalist and tennis fan. At a moment’s notice he can give you a list of all the Davis Cup match-ups that would give the US home ties. He is in Boise, Idaho covering the Davis Cup quarterfinal World Group tie between the United States and Serbia for Tennis Panorama News.

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Davis Cup Results for April 5, 2013

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(April 5, 2013) The ITF has announced the results after day one of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals and zone group ties taking place on April 5-7.

In Asia/Oceania Zone Group II, host nation Pakistan has been forced to concede its second round tie in Myanmar after the ITF referee awarded the tie to New Zealand due to an unplayable court.

 

WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS

CANADA level with ITALY 1-1
Venue: Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoor)

Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 57 46 64 63 63
Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 64 76(4) 75
Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Daniele Bracciali/Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Milos Raonic (CAN) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Fabio Fognini (ITA)

USA level with SERBIA 1-1
Venue: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID, USA (hard – indoor)

Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. John Isner (USA) 76(5) 62 75
Sam Querrey (USA) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 76(1) 36 46 61 64
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) v Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)
Sam Querrey (USA) v Novak Djokovic (SRB)
John Isner (USA) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)

ARGENTINA level with FRANCE 1-1
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 46 62 63 57 62
Juan Monaco (ARG) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) 76(2) 62 64
David Nalbandian/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) v Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra (FRA)

Juan Monaco (ARG) v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v Gilles Simon (FRA)

CZECH REPUBLIC leads KAZAKHSTAN 2-0
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)

Jan Hajek (CZE) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 63 62 64
Lukas Rosol (CZE) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 46 64 62 76(6)
Evgeny Korolev/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) v Ivo Minar/Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) v Jan Hajek (CZE)

AMERICAS GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

ECUADOR level with CHILE 1-1
Venue: Umiña Tennis Club, Manta, ECU (hard – outdoor)

Julio-Cesar Campozano (ECU) d. Christian Garin (CHI) 46 62 46 62 97
Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Emilio Gomez (ECU) 75 61 75
Diego Hidalgo/Roberto Quiroz (ECU) v Jorge Aguilar/Paul Capdeville (CHI)
Julio-Cesar Campozano (ECU) v Paul Capdeville (CHI)
Emilio Gomez (ECU) v Christian Garin (CHI)

COLOMBIA leads URUGUAY 2-0
Venue: Complejo Tenístico Fabiola Zuluaga, Cúcuta, COL (hard – outdoor)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Marcel Felder (URU) 62 36 61 62
Alejandro Falla (COL) d. Ariel Behar (URU) 62 60 62
Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) v Ariel Behar/Marcel Felder (URU)
Alejandro Falla (COL) v Marcel Felder (URU)
Santiago Giraldo (COL) v Ariel Behar (URU)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

AUSTRALIA level with UZBEKISTAN 1-1
Venue: Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, UZB (clay – indoor)

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 76(6) 64 64

Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 64 76(1) 36 64

Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) v Matthew Ebden/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

Denis Istomin (UZB) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)

Farrukh Dustov (UZB) v Marinko Matosevic (AUS)

JAPAN leads KOREA, REPUBLIC 2-0
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoor)

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) d. Jeong Suk-Young (KOR) 61 64 64

Go Soeda (JPN) d. Cho Min Hyeok (KOR) 57 26 64 64 62

Go Soeda/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) v Lim Yong-Kyu/Nam Ji Sung (KOR)

Go Soeda (JPN) v Jeong Suk-Young (KOR)

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) v Cho Min Hyeok (KOR)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

CHINA, P.R. leads CHINESE TAIPEI 2-0
Venue: Tianjin Tennis Center, Tianjin, CHN (hard – outdoor)

Wu Di (CHN) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 16 60 61 64

Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Yang Tsung-Hua (TPE) 75 61 61

Gong Mao-Xin/Li Zhe (CHN) v Chuang Ting Yu/Huang Liang-Chi (TPE)

Ze Zhang (CHN) v Ti Chen (TPE)

Wu Di (CHN) v Yang Tsung-Hua (TPE)

INDIA leads INDONESIA 2-0
Venue: KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore, IND (hard – outdoor)

Somdev Devvarman (IND) d. Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA) 61 62 62
Yuki Bhambri (IND) d. Christopher Rungkat (INA) 63 62 62
Leander Paes/Sanam Singh (IND) v Elbert Sie/David Agung Susanto (INA)
Somdev Devvarman (IND) v Christopher Rungkat (INA)

Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA)

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

RUSSIA leads GREAT BRITAIN 2-0
Venue: Ricoh Arena, Coventry, GBR (hard – indoor)

Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d. Dan Evans (GBR) 64 67(5) 64 57 64
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) d. James Ward (GBR) 46 46 75 63 86

Colin Fleming/Jonathan Marray (GBR) v Victor Baluda/Igor Kunitsyn (RUS)

James Ward (GBR) v Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

Dan Evans (GBR) v Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)

POLAND level with SOUTH AFRICA 1-1
Venue: Centrum Rekreacyjno-Sportowe, Zielona Góra, POL (hard – indoor)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Jean Andersen (RSA) 64 63 63
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 63 67(3) 75 64
Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Rik de Voest/Ruan Roelofse (RSA)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Rik de Voest (RSA)

Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Jean Andersen (RSA)

NETHERLANDS leads ROMANIA 2-0
Venue: Sala Sporturilor Dumitru Popescu Colibasi, Brasov, ROU (hard – indoor)

Robin Haase (NED) d. Adrian Ungur (ROU) 64 64 36 63

Igor Sijsling (NED) d. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 64 76(5) 26 67(5) 62
Marius Copil/Horia Tecau (ROU) v Thiemo de Bakker/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)

Victor Hanescu (ROU) v Robin Haase (NED)

Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Igor Sijsling (NED)

UKRAINE level with SWEDEN 1-1
Venue: Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, UKR (hard – indoor)

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) d. Isak Arvidsson (SWE) 62 60 76(5)

Markus Eriksson (SWE) d. Denys Molchanov (UKR) 75 46 64 64
Illya Marchenko/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE)
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) v Markus Eriksson (SWE)

Denys Molchanov (UKR) v Isak Arvidsson (SWE)

AMERICAS GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

EL SALVADOR leads MEXICO 2-0
Venue: Federacion Salvadoreña de Tenis, Ciudad Merliot, ESA (hard – outdoor)

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Daniel Garza (MEX) 64 64 67(7) 62
Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Miguel Gallardo-Valles (MEX) 62 63 75
Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) v Daniel Garza/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX)
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) v Miguel Gallardo-Valles (MEX)
Rafael Arevalo (ESA) v Daniel Garza (MEX)

VENEZUELA leads PERU 2-0
Venue: Estadio Alejandro Olmedo, Arequipa, PER (clay – outdoor)

Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 75 62 62
David Souto (VEN) d. Mauricio Echazu (PER) 46 62 64 75
Duilio Beretta/ Sergio Galdos (PER) v Piero Luisi/Luis David Martinez (VEN)
Duilio Beretta (PER) v David Souto (VEN)
Mauricio Echazu (PER) v Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN)

AMERICAS GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

BARBADOS level with PUERTO RICO 1-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)

Darian King (BAR) d. Christian Garay (PUR) 62 61 60

Alex Llompart (PUR) d. Seanon Williams (BAR) 62 63 61

Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) v Gilberto Alvarez/Alex Llompart (PUR)

Darian King (BAR) v Alex Llompart (PUR)

Seanon Williams (BAR) v Christian Garay (PUR)

GUATEMALA level with HAITI 1-1
Venue: Centre Court, Guatemala, GUA (hard – outdoor)

Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) d. Hillel Rousseau (HAI) 63 61 61
Olivier Sajous (HAI) d. Sebastien Vidal (GUA) 76(5) 75 61
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa/Sebastien Vidal (GUA) v Joel Allen/Olivier Sajous (HAI)
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) v Olivier Sajous (HAI)
Sebastien Vidal (GUA) v Hillel Rousseau (HAI)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

NEW ZEALAND defeated PAKISTAN 4-1 The tie has been awarded to New Zealand due to an unplayable court

Venue: Pun Hlaing Golf & Country Club, Yangon, MYA (grass – outdoor)

Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Artem Sitak (NZL) 75 36 62 75
Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 26 63 03 def.

Marcus Daniell/Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) def.

Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) def.

Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) def.

PHILIPPINES level with THAILAND 1-1
Venue: Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu, PHI (clay – outdoor)

Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA) 67(6) 64 30 ret. (cramp)
Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. Johnny Arcilla (PHI) 63 62 16 62
Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) v Pruchya Isarow/Nuttanon Kadchapanan (THA)
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) v Danai Udomchoke (THA)

Johnny Arcilla (PHI) v Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

LEBANON level with SRI LANKA 1-1
Venue: Automobile et Touring Club du Liban, Jounieh, LIB (clay – outdoor)

Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 61 62 61
Harshana Godamanna (SRI) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 63 63 62

Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) v Harshana Godamanna/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI)

Bassam Beidas (LIB) v Harshana Godamanna (SRI)

Karim Alayli (LIB) v Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI)

SYRIA level with KUWAIT 1-1
Venue: Kuwait Tennis Federation Center, Mishref, KUW (hard – outdoor)

Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR) d. Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) 61 75 60

Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Marc Abdelnour (SYR) 64 63 64

Hassan Al Mousa/Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) v Marc Abdelnour/Majdi Salim (SYR)

Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) v Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR)

Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) v Marc Abdelnour (SYR)

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

FINLAND leads IRELAND 2-0
Venue: Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)

Harri Heliovaara (FIN) d. James McGee (IRL) 46 64 76(1) 67(4) 64

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Colin O’Brien (IRL) 61 62 60

Sam Barry/James McGee (IRL) v Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

James McGee (IRL) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

Colin O’Brien (IRL) v Harri Heliovaara (FIN)

LATVIA level with MONACO 1-1
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, FRA (clay – outdoor)

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 62 63 63
Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 36 62 64 63
Guillaume Couillard/Thomas Oger (MON) v Ernests Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT)

Benjamin Balleret (MON) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) v Andis Juska (LAT)

MOLDOVA leads BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA 1-0
Venue: Teniski Klub Mostar, Mostar, BIH (clay – outdoor)

Radu Albot (MDA) d. Tomislav Brkic (BIH) 63 76(3) 63
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) leads Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) 63 (Match suspended due to darkness. Will resume at 10.30 on Saturday)

Tomislav Brkic/Damir Dzumhur (BIH) v Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA)

Damir Dzumhur (BIH) v Radu Albot (MDA)
Tomislav Brkic (BIH) v Maxim Dubarenco (MDA)

PORTUGAL leads LITHUANIA 2-0
Venue: Club Internacional de Football, Lisbon, POR (clay – outdoor)

Gastao Elias (POR) d. Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 60 61 62

Pedro Sousa (POR) d. Dovydas Sakinis (LTU) 62 64 60

Gastao Elias/Rui Machado (POR) v Lukas Mugevicius/Dovydas Sakinis (LTU)

Pedro Sousa (POR) v Lukas Mugevicius (LTU)

Gastao Elias (POR) v Dovydas Sakinis (LTU)

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

BULGARIA leads ESTONIA 2-0
Venue: TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BUL (clay – outdoor)

Tihomir Grozdanov (BUL) d. Vladimir Ivanov (EST) 64 61 63
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Markus Kerner (EST) 62 61 62
Valentin Dimov/Alexander Lazov (BUL) v Mikk Irdoja/Vladimir Ivanov (EST)
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) v Vladimir Ivanov (EST)
Tihomir Grozdanov (BUL) v Markus Kerner (EST)

BELARUS level with TUNISIA 1-1
Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, TUN (clay – outdoor)

Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) d. Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) 63 63 75
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 75 36 60 63
Mohamed Haythem Abid/Malek Jaziri (TUN) v Alexander Bury/Max Mirnyi (BLR)
Malek Jaziri (TUN) v Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)

Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) v Egor Gerasimov (BLR)

HUNGARY level with LUXEMBOURG 1-1
Venue: Budapesti Elektromos Sportegyesület Sportcsarnoka, Budapest, HUN (hard – indoor)

Attila Balazs (HUN) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 64 76(3) 61

Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 63 64 60

Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) v Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX)

Attila Balazs (HUN) v Gilles Muller (LUX)

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) v Ugo Nastasi (LUX)

CYPRUS level with BENIN 1-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, CYP (hard – outdoor)

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Jean Segodo (BEN) 61 61 61
Alexis Klegou (BEN) d. Petros Chrysochos (CYP) 46 61 64 62

Marcos Baghdatis/Rares Cuzdriorean (CYP) v Alexis Klegou/Magloire Yakpa (BEN)

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Alexis Klegou (BEN)

Petros Chrysochos (CYP) v Jean Segodo (BEN)

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