DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS RESULTS
6 April 2018
The ITF has announced the latest results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group
quarterfinals taking place on 6-8 April and the Zone Group I ties taking place on 6-7 April. The draws
for the Zone Group II ties taking place on 7-8 April are listed below. A total of 29 ties and two zone
group events are being held this week.
The eight winners of the Zone Group I second round ties will qualify for the 2018 World Group play-
offs, alongside the eight World Group first round losers. The Draw for the World Group play-offs will
be held at the ITF offices on Tuesday 10 April at 10:00 local time (09:00 GMT).
Live scoring for all ties will be available on the official Davis Cup website throughout the weekend and
live streaming will be available for the eight World Group ties. In addition, the English and Spanish
versions of the website will both feature a live blog, reports, photographs, and exclusive video
content.
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competition in sport, with 133 teams entered in 2018. The competition is 118 years old, having been
founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas (Official Bank of Davis Cup). International sponsors
are Rolex (Official Timekeeper) and Adecco (Official HR Sponsor), while Head (Official Ball) is an
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WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS
FRANCE level with ITALY 1-1
Venue: Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genova, ITA (clay – outdoor)
Lucas Pouille (FRA) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 63 62 46 36 61
Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 67(6) 62 62 63
Simone Bolelli/Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) v Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Lucas Pouille (FRA)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
SPAIN level with GERMANY 1-1
Venue: Plaza de Toros de Valencia, Valencia, ESP (clay – outdoor)
Alexander Zverev (GER) d. David Ferrer (ESP) 64 62 62
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 62 62 63
Feliciano Lopez/Marc Lopez (ESP) v Tim Puetz/Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Alexander Zverev (GER)
David Ferrer (ESP) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
KAZAKHSTAN level with CROATIA 1-1
Venue: Varazdin Arena, Varazdin, CRO (clay – indoor)
Marin Cilic (CRO) d. Dmitry Popko (KAZ) 62 61 62
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Borna Coric (CRO) 36 76(5) 64 62
Ivan Dodig/Nikola Mektic (CRO) v Timur Khabibulin/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)
Marin Cilic (CRO) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
Borna Coric (CRO) v Dmitry Popko (KAZ)
USA leads BELGIUM 2-0
Venue: Curb Event Center, Nashville, USA (hard – indoor)
John Isner (USA) d. Joris de Loore (BEL) 63 67(4) 76(8) 64
Sam Querrey (USA) d. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 61 76(5) 75
Ryan Harrison/Jack Sock (USA) v Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen (BEL)
John Isner (USA) v Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)
Sam Querrey (USA) v Joris de Loore (BEL)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
CZECH REPUBLIC leads ISRAEL 2-0
Venue: RT Torax Arena, Ostrava, CZE (clay – indoor)
Jiri Vesely (CZE) d. Edan Leshem (ISR) 60 61
Adam Pavlasek (CZE) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 36 63 61
Roman Jebavy/Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Jonathan Erlich/Yshai Oliel (ISR)
Jiri Vesely (CZE) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
Adam Pavlasek (CZE) v Edan Leshem (ISR)
PORTUGAL level with SWEDEN 1-1
Venue: Royal Tennis Hall, Stockholm, SWE (hard – indoor)
Joao Sousa (POR) d. Mikael Ymer (SWE) 64 64
Elias Ymer (SWE) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 76(11) 64
Markus Eriksson/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) v Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR)
Elias Ymer (SWE) v Joao Sousa (POR)
Mikael Ymer (SWE) v Gastao Elias (POR)
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA level with SLOVAKIA 1-1
Venue: NTC Arena, Bratislava, SVK (clay – indoor)
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d. Norbert Gombos (SVK) 64 61
Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Mirza Basic (BIH) 76(5) 61
Andrej Martin/Igor Zelenay (SVK) v Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH)
Martin Klizan (SVK) v Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
Norbert Gombos (SVK) v Mirza Basic (BIH)
AUSTRIA level with RUSSIA 1-1
Venue: Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoor)
Dennis Novak (AUT) d. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 76(5) 64
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) d. Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 61 62
Evgeny Donskoy/Karen Khachanov (RUS) v Jurgen Melzer/Philipp Oswald (AUT)
Andrey Rublev (RUS) v Sebastian Ofner (AUT)
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) v Dennis Novak (AUT)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
CHINA, P.R. leads INDIA 2-0
Venue: Tianjin Tennis Centre, Tianjin, CHN (hard – outdoor)
Yibing Wu (CHN) d. Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) 76(4) 64
Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Sumit Nagal (IND) 64 61
Mao-Xin Gong/Di Wu (CHN) v Rohan Bopanna/Leander Paes (IND)
Ze Zhang (CHN) v Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)
Yibing Wu (CHN) v Sumit Nagal (IND)
PAKISTAN level with UZBEKISTAN 1-1
Venue: Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, PAK (grass – outdoor)
Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 76(17) 41 ret.
Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Sanjar Fayziev (UZB) 67(6) 64 64
Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Sanjar Fayziev/Jurabek Karimov (UZB)
Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Denis Istomin (UZB)
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Sanjar Fayziev (UZB)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
ARGENTINA level with CHILE 1-1
Venue: Estadio Cerrado Doctor Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, ARG (clay – indoor)
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) d. Nicolas Kicker (ARG) 46 76(6) 62
Diego Schwartzman (ARG) d. Christian Garin (CHI) 76(2) 67(2) 62
Guillermo Duran/Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) v Nicolas Jarry/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI)
Diego Schwartzman (ARG) v Nicolas Jarry (CHI)
Nicolas Kicker (ARG) v Christian Garin (CHI)
BRAZIL level with COLOMBIA 1-1
Venue: Parque Distrital de Raquetas, Barranquilla, COL (hard – outdoor)
Thiago Monteiro (BRA) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 61 62
Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) d. Guilherme Clezar (BRA) 36 62 61
Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) v Marcelo Demoliner/Marcelo Melo (BRA)
Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) v Thiago Monteiro (BRA)
Santiago Giraldo (COL) v Guilherme Clezar (BRA)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC leads BARBADOS 2-0
Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque Del Este, Santo Domingo, DOM (hard – outdoor)
Roberto Cid Subervi (DOM) d. Haydn Lewis (BAR) 75 20 ret.
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Xavier Lawrence (BAR) 60 62
Nick Hardt/Jose Olivares (DOM) v Xavier Lawrence/Haydn Lewis (BAR)
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) v Haydn Lewis (BAR)
Roberto Cid Subervi (DOM) v Xavier Lawrence (BAR)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
ROMANIA v MOROCCO
Venue: Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)
Marius Copil (ROU) v Amine Ahouda (MAR)
Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Lamine Ouahab (MAR)
Marius Copil/Florin Mergea (ROU) v Amine Ahouda/Lamine Ouahab (MAR)
Marius Copil (ROU) v Lamine Ouahab (MAR)
Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Amine Ahouda (MAR)
POLAND v ZIMBABWE
Venue: Hala 100 Lecia Sopotu, Sopot, POL (hard – indoor)
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) v Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM)
Michal Przysiezny (POL) v Benjamin Lock (ZIM)
Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Takanyi Garanganga/Benjamin Lock (ZIM)
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) v Benjamin Lock (ZIM)
Michal Przysiezny (POL) v Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM)
DENMARK v EGYPT
Venue: Gentoftehallen, Gentofte, DEN (hard – indoor)
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY)
Christoffer Konigsfeldt (DEN) v Youssef Hossam (EGY)
Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v Youssef Hossam/Sherif Sabry (EGY)
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v Youssef Hossam (EGY)
Christoffer Konigsfeldt (DEN) v Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY)
FINLAND v LITHUANIA
Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, FIN (hard – indoor)
Harri Heliovaara (FIN) v Laurynas Grigelis (LTU)
Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Henri Kontinen/Patrik Niklas-Salminen (FIN) v Laurynas Grigelis/Lukas Mugevicius (LTU)
Harri Heliovaara (FIN) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) v Laurynas Grigelis (LTU)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
LUXEMBOURG v GEORGIA
Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX (hard – indoor)
Gilles Muller (LUX) v Zura Tkemaladze (GEO)
Ugo Nastasi (LUX) v George Tsivadze (GEO)
Gilles Muller/Ugo Nastasi (LUX) v Aleksandre Metreveli/George Tsivadze (GEO)
Gilles Muller (LUX) v George Tsivadze (GEO)
Ugo Nastasi (LUX) v Zura Tkemaladze (GEO)
SLOVENIA v TURKEY
Venue: SRC Marina Portoroz, Portoroz, SLO (clay – outdoor)
Mike Urbanija (SLO) v Cem Ilkel (TUR)
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) v Altug Celikbilek (TUR)
Aljaz Bedene/Tom Kocevar-Desman (SLO) v Sarp Agabigun/Tuna Altuna (TUR)
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) v Cem Ilkel (TUR)
Mike Urbanija (SLO) v Altug Celikbilek (TUR)
NORWAY v IRELAND
Venue: Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, NOR (hard – indoor)
Viktor Durasovic (NOR) v Peter Bothwell (IRL)
Casper Ruud (NOR) v Simon Carr (IRL)
Viktor Durasovic/Casper Ruud (NOR) v Peter Bothwell/Simon Carr (IRL)
Casper Ruud (NOR) v Peter Bothwell (IRL)
Viktor Durasovic (NOR) v Simon Carr (IRL)
ESTONIA v TUNISIA
Venue: Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoor)
Kenneth Raisma (EST) v Malek Jaziri (TUN)
Jurgen Zopp (EST) v Moez Echargui (TUN)
Vladimir Ivanov/Kristjan Tamm (EST) v Moez Echargui/Malek Jaziri (TUN)
Jurgen Zopp (EST) v Malek Jaziri (TUN)
Kenneth Raisma (EST) v Moez Echargui (TUN)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
PHILIPPINES v THAILAND
Venue: Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, PHI (clay – indoor)
Jeson Patrombon (PHI) v Jirat Navasirisomboon (THA)
John Bryan Decasa Otico (PHI) v Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA)
Francis Casey Alcantara/Johnny Arcilla (PHI) v Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)
Jeson Patrombon (PHI) v Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA)
John Bryan Decasa Otico (PHI) v Jirat Navasirisomboon (THA)
LEBANON v HONG KONG, CHINA
Venue: Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbah, LBN (hard – outdoor)
Benjamin Hassan (LBN) v Hong Kit Wong (HKG)
Hady Habib (LBN) v Chun Hun Wong (HKG)
Hady Habib/Giovani Samaha (LBN) v Chun Hun Wong/Pak Long Yeung (HKG)
Benjamin Hassan (LBN) v Chun Hun Wong (HKG)
Hady Habib (LBN) v Hong Kit Wong (HKG)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
SRI LANKA v INDONESIA
Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)
Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) v Christopher Rungkat (INA)
Harshana Godamanna (SRI) v David Agung Susanto (INA)
Yasitha De Silva/Alex Fairbanks (SRI) v Justin Barki/Anthony Susanto (INA)
Harshana Godamanna (SRI) v Christopher Rungkat (INA)
Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) v David Agung Susanto (INA)
CHINESE TAIPEI v IRAN
Venue: Taipei Tennis Center, Taipei, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Jason Jung (TPE) v Amirvala Madanchi (IRI)
Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Shahin Khaledan (IRI)
Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Hsien-Yin Peng (TPE) v Mohammad Kargaranoroochi/Ashkan Shokoofi (IRI)
Jason Jung (TPE) v Shahin Khaledan (IRI)
Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Amirvala Madanchi (IRI)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
URUGUAY v VENEZUELA
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)
Pablo Cuevas (URU) v David Souto (VEN)
Martin Cuevas (URU) v Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN)
Martin Cuevas/Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Brandon Perez/David Souto (VEN)
Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN)
Martin Cuevas (URU) v David Souto (VEN)
MEXICO v PERU
Venue: Club Deportivo la Asunción, Metepec, MEX (hard – outdoor)
Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (MEX) v Juan Pablo Varillas (PER)
Luis Patino (MEX) v Nicolas Alvarez (PER)
Santiago Gonzalez/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) v Duilio Beretta/Jorge Brian Panta (PER)
Luis Patino (MEX) v Juan Pablo Varillas (PER)
Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (MEX) v Nicolas Alvarez (PER)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
GUATEMALA v EL SALVADOR
Venue: Federacion Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala, GUA (hard – outdoor)
Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) v Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA)
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa/Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA) v Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA)
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)
Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA) v Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA)
BOLIVIA v PUERTO RICO
Venue: Club de Tenis Trinidad, Beni, BOL (clay – outdoor)
Federico Zeballos (BOL) v Jorge Emanuel Ortiz Garcia (PUR)
Hugo Dellien (BOL) v Juan Enrique Marrero (PUR)
Hugo Dellien/Federico Zeballos (BOL) v Juan Enrique Marrero/Jorge Emanuel Ortiz Garcia (PUR)
Hugo Dellien (BOL) v Jorge Emanuel Ortiz Garcia (PUR)
Federico Zeballos (BOL) v Juan Enrique Marrero (PUR)
EUROPE ZONE GROUP III
ZONE A
Venue: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, BUL (clay – outdoor)
POOL A
BULGARIA defeated FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 3-0
Aleksandar Lazov (BUL) d. Gorazd Srbljak (MKD) 61 61
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Dimitar Grabul (MKD) 62 62
Adrian Andreev/Vasko Mladenov (BUL) d. Stefan Micov/Gorazd Srbljak (MKD) 64 63
ICELAND defeated ALBANIA 2-1
Egill Sigurdsson (ISL) d. Genajd Shypheja (ALB) 61 61
Elbi Mjeshtri (ALB) d. Birkir Gunnarsson (ISL) 75 63
Birkir Gunnarsson/Egill Sigurdsson (ISL) d. Genajd Shypheja/Mario Zili (ALB) 62 46 62
POOL B
MONACO defeated CYPRUS 2-1
Petros Chrysochos (CYP) d. Romain Arneodo (MON) 36 61 63
Lucas Catarina (MON) d. Menelaos Efstathiou (CYP) 57 61 62
Romain Arneodo/Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Petros Chrysochos/Eleftherios Neos (CYP) 62 63
ANDORRA defeated SAN MARINO 2-1
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier (AND) d. Filippo Tommesani (SMR) 61 60
Marco De Rossi (SMR) d. Eric Cervos Noguer (AND) 63 61
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier/Laurent Recouderc (AND) d. Marco De Rossi/Filippo Tommesani (SMR)
75 62
ZONE B
Venue: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Ulcinj, MNE (clay – outdoor)
POOL A
MONTENEGRO defeated GREECE 2-1
Rrezart Cungu (MNE) d. Ioannis Stergiou (GRE) 76(2) 62
Ljubomir Celebic (MNE) d. Markos Kalovelonis (GRE) 62 61
Ioannis Stergiou/Petros Tsitsipas (GRE) d. Stefan Dragovic/Pavle Rogan (MNE) 75 64
LATVIA defeated ARMENIA 2-1
Martins Rocens (LAT) d. Torgom Asatryan (ARM) 63 61
Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Sedrak Khachatryan (ARM) 60 61
Sedrak Khachatryan/Henrik Nikoghosyan (ARM) d. Roberts Grinvalds/Martins Rocens (LAT) 35 ret.
POOL B
LIECHTENSTEIN defeated MALTA 2-1
Robin Forster (LIE) d. Omar Sudzuka (MLT) 63 64
Matthew Asciak (MLT) d. Vital Flurin Leuch (LIE) 76(3) 61
Timo Kranz/Vital Flurin Leuch (LIE) d. Matthew Asciak/Omar Sudzuka (MLT) 36 64 64
MOLDOVA defeated KOSOVO 2-1
Granit Bajraliu (KOS) d. Vasilii Dontu (MDA) 06 63 75
Alexandr Vitcov (MDA) d. Genc Selita (KOS) 61 36 61
Vasilii Dontu/Egor Matvievici (MDA) d. Granit Bajraliu/Genc Selita (KOS) 63 63
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP III
Venue: My Dinh Sports Complex, Hanoi, VIE (hard – indoor)
POOL B
SYRIA defeated JORDAN 2-1
Mousa Alkotop (JOR) d. Rabee Sleem (SYR) 60 60
Yacoub Makzoume (SYR) d. Seif Adas (JOR) 63 63
Yacoub Makzoume/Rabee Sleem (SYR) d. Hamzeh Al-Aswad/Mousa Alkotop (JOR) 64 36 64
QATAR defeated SAUDI ARABIA 3-0
Jabor Al-Mutawa (QAT) d. Saud Alhaqbani (KSA) 64 62
Mubarak Shannan Zayid (QAT) d. Fahad Al Saad (KSA) 62 61
Issa Shanan Al Harrasi/Mousa Shanan Zayed (QAT) d. Fahad Al Saad/Faisal Alrebdi (KSA) w/o