Davis Cup Results for April 8, 2018
The ITF has announced the final results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals
taking place on 6-8 April, the Zone Group I ties taking place on 6-7 April and the Zone Group II ties
taking place on 7-8 April. A total of 29 ties and two zone group events were held this week.
France will host Spain and Croatia will be at home to USA in the World Group semifinals, which will
take place on 14-16 September. Argentina, Austria, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Colombia, Czech Republic,
India, Sweden and Uzbekistan have qualified for the 2018 World Group play-offs. The eight Zone
Group I winners will compete in the World Group play-offs against 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).
WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS
FRANCE defeated ITALY 3-1
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
Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (ITA) 64 63 61
Lucas Pouille (FRA) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 26 61 76(3) 63
Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA) – not played
SPAIN defeated GERMANY 3-2
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
Tim Puetz/Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) d. Feliciano Lopez/Marc Lopez (ESP) 63 64 36 67(4) 75
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Alexander Zverev (GER) 61 64 64
David Ferrer (ESP) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 76(1) 36 76(4) 46 75
CROATIA defeated KAZAKHSTAN 3-1
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) d. Timur Khabibulin/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 67(2) 64 64 62
Marin Cilic (CRO) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 61 61 61
Borna Coric (CRO) v Dmitry Popko (KAZ) – not played
USA defeated BELGIUM 4-0
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) d. Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen (BEL) 57 76(1) 76(3) 64
Ryan Harrison (USA) d. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 63 64
Sam Querrey (USA) v Joris de Loore (BEL) – not played
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
CZECH REPUBLIC defeated ISRAEL 3-1
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
Adam Pavlasek/Jiri Vesely (CZE) d. Jonathan Erlich/Yshai Oliel (ISR) 62 36 63
Yshai Oliel (ISR) d. Vaclav Safranek (CZE) 75 63
Adam Pavlasek (CZE) v Edan Leshem (ISR) – not played
SWEDEN defeated PORTUGAL 3-2
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) d. Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR) 76(6) 62
Joao Sousa (POR) d. Elias Ymer (SWE) 64 64
Mikael Ymer (SWE) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 63 64
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA defeated SLOVAKIA 3-2
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
Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH) d. Andrej Martin/Igor Zelenay (SVK) 62 64
Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 63 76(3)
Mirza Basic (BIH) d. Jozef Kovalik (SVK) 76(0) 26 63
AUSTRIA defeated RUSSIA 3-1
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
Jurgen Melzer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev (RUS) 63 76(3)
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 63 36 63
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) v Dennis Novak (AUT) – not played
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
INDIA defeated CHINA, P.R. 3-2
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
Rohan Bopanna/Leander Paes (IND) d. Mao-Xin Gong/Ze Zhang (CHN) 57 76(5) 76(3)
Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) d. Di Wu (CHN) 76(4) 63
Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) d. Yibing Wu (CHN) 64 62
UZBEKISTAN defeated PAKISTAN 4-1
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
Denis Istomin/Jurabek Karimov (UZB) d. Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 62 64
Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 61 63
Khumoyun Sultanov (UZB) d. Muzammil Murtaza (PAK) 63 61
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
ARGENTINA defeated CHILE 3-2
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
Nicolas Jarry/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Maximo Gonzalez/Guido Pella (ARG) 67(7) 75 63
Diego Schwartzman (ARG) d. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 64 64
Guido Pella (ARG) d. Christian Garin (CHI) 63 76(3)
COLOMBIA defeated BRAZIL 3-2
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
Marcelo Demoliner/Marcelo Melo (BRA) d. Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) 76(5) 64
Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) d. Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 63 63
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Joao Pedro Sorgi (BRA) 63 76(0)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC defeated BARBADOS 4-0
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) d. Xavier Lawrence/Kaipo Marshall (BAR) 63 61
Jose Olivares (DOM) d. Kaipo Marshall (BAR) 60 61
Roberto Cid Subervi (DOM) v Xavier Lawrence (BAR) – not played
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
ROMANIA defeated MOROCCO 5-0
Venue: Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)
Marius Copil (ROU) d. Amine Ahouda (MAR) 60 61
Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Lamine Ouahab (MAR) 60 76(3)
Marius Copil/Florin Mergea (ROU) d. Yassine Idmbarek/Lamine Ouahab (MAR) 62 61
Dragos Dima (ROU) d. Soufiane El Mesbahi (MAR) 60 64
Edris Fetisleam (ROU) d. Yassir Kilani (MAR) 62 60
POLAND defeated ZIMBABWE 4-1
Venue: Hala 100 Lecia Sopotu, Sopot, POL (hard – indoor)
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 62 62
Benjamin Lock (ZIM) d. Michal Przysiezny (POL) 75 75
Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Takanyi Garanganga/Benjamin Lock (ZIM) 63 63
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) d. Benjamin Lock (ZIM) 63 62
Daniel Michalski (POL) d. Mark Chigaazira (ZIM) 63 64
EGYPT defeated DENMARK 3-1
Venue: Gentoftehallen, Gentofte, DEN (hard – indoor)
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 36 63 76(6)
Youssef Hossam (EGY) d. Christoffer Konigsfeldt (DEN) 64 64
Youssef Hossam/Sherif Sabry (EGY) d. Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 36 75 64
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (DEN) d. Youssef Hossam (EGY) 62 76(14)
Christoffer Konigsfeldt (DEN) v Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) – not played
FINLAND defeated LITHUANIA 3-2
Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, FIN (hard – indoor)
Harri Heliovaara (FIN) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 63 16 63
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 62 67(6) 63
Harri Heliovaara/Henri Kontinen (FIN) d. Laurynas Grigelis/Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 64 76(2)
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 62 63
Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 75 62
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
LUXEMBOURG defeated GEORGIA 5-0
Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX (hard – indoor)
Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Zura Tkemaladze (GEO) 63 62
Ugo Nastasi (LUX) d. George Tsivadze (GEO) 36 75 64
Gilles Muller/Ugo Nastasi (LUX) d. Aleksandre Metreveli/George Tsivadze (GEO) 63 61
Alex Knaff (LUX) d. Vazha Shubladze (GEO) 61 62
Christophe Tholl (LUX) d. Zura Tkemaladze (GEO) 64 64
SLOVENIA defeated TURKEY 3-2
Venue: SRC Marina Portoroz, Portoroz, SLO (clay – outdoor)
Cem Ilkel (TUR) d. Mike Urbanija (SLO) 62 61
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) d. Altug Celikbilek (TUR) 64 62
Cem Ilkel/Anil Yuksel (TUR) d. Aljaz Bedene/Tom Kocevar-Desman (SLO) 63 36 63
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) d. Cem Ilkel (TUR) 76(4) 62
Nik Razborsek (SLO) d. Altug Celikbilek (TUR) 75 63
NORWAY defeated IRELAND 3-1
Venue: Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, NOR (hard – indoor)
Peter Bothwell (IRL) d. Viktor Durasovic (NOR) 36 62 63
Casper Ruud (NOR) d. Simon Carr (IRL) 62 61
Viktor Durasovic/Casper Ruud (NOR) d. Peter Bothwell/Simon Carr (IRL) 62 62
Casper Ruud (NOR) d. Peter Bothwell (IRL) 63 75
Viktor Durasovic (NOR) v Simon Carr (IRL) – not played
ESTONIA defeated TUNISIA 3-2
Venue: Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoor)
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Kenneth Raisma (EST) 64 76(9)
Jurgen Zopp (EST) d. Moez Echargui (TUN) 61 61
Kenneth Raisma/Jurgen Zopp (EST) d. Moez Echargui/Malek Jaziri (TUN) 63 64
Jurgen Zopp (EST) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 61 64
Aziz Ouakaa (TUN) d. Kristjan Tamm (EST) 64 57 [10-7]
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
THAILAND defeated PHILIPPINES 4-1
Venue: Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, PHI (clay – indoor)
Jeson Patrombon (PHI) d. Jirat Navasirisomboon (THA) 62 62
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA) d. John Bryan Decasa Otico (PHI) 63 64
Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. Francis Casey Alcantara/Johnny Arcilla (PHI) 46
76(3) 61
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul (THA) d. Jeson Patrombon (PHI) 64 16 75
Palaphoom Kovapitukted (THA) d. John Bryan Decasa Otico (PHI) 64 63
LEBANON defeated HONG KONG, CHINA 3-1
Venue: Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbah, LBN (hard – outdoor)
Benjamin Hassan (LBN) d. Hong Kit Wong (HKG) 64 61
Hady Habib (LBN) d. Chun Hun Wong (HKG) 64 16 64
Chun Hun Wong/Pak Long Yeung (HKG) d. Hady Habib/Giovani Samaha (LBN) 62 64
Benjamin Hassan (LBN) d. Chun Hun Wong (HKG) 76(5) 63
Hady Habib (LBN) v Hong Kit Wong (HKG) – not played
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
INDONESIA defeated SRI LANKA 3-1
Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)
Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 64 46 30 ret.
Harshana Godamanna (SRI) d. David Agung Susanto (INA) 63 61
Justin Barki/Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Sharmal Dissanayake/Harshana Godamanna (SRI) 64 63
Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Harshana Godamanna (SRI) 64 46 76(7)
Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) v David Agung Susanto (INA) – not played
CHINESE TAIPEI defeated IRAN 4-0
Venue: Taipei Tennis Center, Taipei, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Jason Jung (TPE) d. Amirvala Madanchi (IRI) 63 63
Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) d. Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 64 63
Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Hsien-Yin Peng (TPE) d. Amirvala Madanchi/Ashkan Shokoofi (IRI) 60 64
Yu Hsiou Hsu (TPE) d. Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 46 61 [10-8]
Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Amirvala Madanchi (IRI) – not played
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
URUGUAY defeated VENEZUELA 4-1
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)
Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. David Souto (VEN) 75 64
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 46 64 61
Martin Cuevas/Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Ricardo Rodriguez/David Souto (VEN) 63 62
Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) 62 61
Francisco Llanes (URU) d. Brandon Perez (VEN) 57 63 [1-0]
MEXICO defeated PERU 3-1
Venue: Club Deportivo la Asunción, Metepec, MEX (hard – outdoor)
Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (MEX) d. Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) 64 76(3)
Nicolas Alvarez (PER) d. Luis Patino (MEX) 63 36 64
Santiago Gonzalez/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) d. Duilio Beretta/Jorge Brian Panta (PER)
76(13) 76(3)
Luis Patino (MEX) d. Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) 76(6) 36 63
Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (MEX) v Nicolas Alvarez (PER) – not played
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
GUATEMALA defeated EL SALVADOR 3-1
Venue: Federacion Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala, GUA (hard – outdoor)
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA) 57 76(3) 62
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) d. Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA) 63 64
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa/Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA) d. Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) 76(4)
75
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) d. Rafael Arevalo (ESA) 61 10 ret.
Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA) v Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA) – not played
BOLIVIA defeated PUERTO RICO 5-0
Venue: Club de Tenis Trinidad, Beni, BOL (clay – outdoor)
Federico Zeballos (BOL) d. Jorge Emanuel Ortiz Garcia (PUR) 61 62
Hugo Dellien (BOL) d. Juan Enrique Marrero (PUR) 60 61
Hugo Dellien/Federico Zeballos (BOL) d. Jorge Emanuel Ortiz Garcia/Jorge Isaias Ortiz Garcia (PUR)
62 64
Hugo Dellien (BOL) d. Guillermo Torres Garcia (PUR) 60 60
Boris Arias (BOL) d. Juan Enrique Marrero (PUR) 63 61
