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Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Friday Tennis Results
WORLD
GROUP SEMIFINALS
SPAIN
leads USA 2-0
Venue:
Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijon, ESP (clay outdoor)
David Ferrer (ESP) d. Sam Querrey (USA) 46 62 62 64
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d. John Isner (USA) 64 46 64 36 75
Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez (ESP) v Bob Bryan/Mike
Bryan (USA)
David Ferrer (ESP) v John Isner (USA)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Sam Querrey (USA)
ARGENTINA
level with CZECH REPUBLIC 1-1
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay outdoor)
Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 64
64 62
Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) 61 46 16 64 64
Carlos Berlocq/Eduardo Schwank (ARG) v Ivo Minar/Lukas
Rosol (CZE)
Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Juan Monaco (ARG) v Radek Stepanek (CZE)
WORLD
GROUP PLAY-OFFS
UZBEKISTAN
level with KAZAKHSTAN 1-1
Venue:
National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay indoor)
Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) 63 46 62 06
63
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 62 64 36
76(5)
Andrey Golubev/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) v Farrukh Dustov/Denis
Istomin (UZB)
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) v Denis Istomin (UZB)
Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) v Farrukh Dustov (UZB)
AUSTRALIA
level with GERMANY 1-1
Venue:
Rothenbaum Stadium, Hamburg, GER (clay outdoor)
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) 26 63
64 76(4)
Florian Mayer (GER) d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 75 63 62
Benjamin Becker/Philipp Petzschner (GER) v Chris
Guccione/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Florian Mayer (GER) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
ISRAEL
leads JAPAN 2-1
Venue:
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard outdoor)
Go Soeda (JPN) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 62 64 36 64
Amir Weintraub (ISR) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 63 62 64
Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) d. Tatsuma Ito/Yuichi
Sugita (JPN) 57 63 63 61
Tatsuma Ito (JPN) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
Go Soeda (JPN) v Amir Weintraub (ISR)
BELGIUM
leads SWEDEN 2-0
Venue:
Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, BEL (clay
outdoor)
Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 63 76(3)
60
David Goffin (BEL) d. Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 64 63 75
Ruben Bemelmans/Olivier Rochus (BEL) v Johan Brunstrom/Michael
Ryderstedt (SWE)
David Goffin (BEL) v Michael Ryderstedt (SWE)
Steve Darcis (BEL) v Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE)
CANADA
leads SOUTH AFRICA 2-0
Venue:
Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, CAN (hard outdoor)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Izak van der Merwe (RSA) 63 64
64
Milos Raonic (CAN) v Nikala Scholtz (RSA) 75 64 75
Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Raven Klaasen/Izak
van der Merwe (RSA)
Milos Raonic (CAN) v Izak van der Merwe (RSA)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Nikala Scholtz (RSA)
BRAZIL
leads RUSSIA 2-0
Venue:
Harmonia Tenis Clube, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, BRA (clay
outdoor)
Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) d. Igor Andreev (RUS) 62 61
ret. (right shoulder)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 63 46
60 76(4)
Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) v Alex Bogomolov
Jr./Stanislav Vovk (RUS)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Igor Andreev (RUS)
Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) v Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
ITALY
leads CHILE 1-0
Venue:
Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, ITA (clay outdoor)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI) 75 61
62
Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Paul Capdeville (CHI) 26 62 67(6)
61 1-1 match suspended due to darkness
Simone Bolelli/Daniele Bracciali (ITA) v Jorge
Aguilar/Paul Capdeville (CHI)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Paul Capdeville (CHI)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI)
SWITZERLAND
leads NETHERLANDS 2-0
Venue:
Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NED (clay outdoor)
Roger Federer (SUI) d. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 63 64 64
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. Robin Haase (NED) 63 36 63
76(4)
Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) v Roger
Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
Robin Haase (NED) v Roger Federer (SUI)
Thiemo de Bakker (NED) v Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF
ECUADOR leads PERU 2-0
Venue: Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion, Lima,
PER (clay outdoor)
Emilio Gomez (ECU) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 57 62 63 64
Julio Cesar Campozano (ECU) d. Mauricio Echazu (PER)
76(6) 63 64
Duilio Beretta/Sergio Galdos (PER) v Julio Cesar
Campozano/Roberto Quiroz (ECU)
Duilio Beretta (PER) v Julio Cesar Campozano (ECU)
Mauricio Echazu (PER) v Emilio Gomez (ECU)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF
INDIA
leads NEW ZEALAND 2-0
Venue:
CLTA Tennis Stadium, Chandigarh, IND (hard outdoor)
Yuki Bhambri (IND) d. Daniel King-Turner (NZL) 36 06 62
64 62
Vishnu Vardhan (IND) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 62 67(5) 64
62
Divij Sharan/Vishnu Vardhan (IND) v Daniel
King-Turner/Michael Venus (NZL)
Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Jose Statham (NZL)
Vishnu Vardhan (IND) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF
FINLAND
level with ROMANIA 1-1
Venue:
Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian" Cluj, Cluj-Napoca,
ROU (hard indoor)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Victor Crivoi (ROU) 75 61 62
Marius Copil (ROU) d. Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 36 64 62 64
Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) v Jarkko Nieminen/Timo
Nieminen (FIN)
Marius Copil (ROU) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Victor Crivoi (ROU) v Harri Heliovaara (FIN)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF
SLOVAK REPUBLIC level with PORTUGAL 1-1
Venue:
Aegon Arena, Bratislava, SVK (hard indoor)
Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 36 62 76(4) 62
Joao Sousa (POR) d. Lucas Lacko (SVK) 64 64 63
Michal Mertinak/Filip Polasek (SVK) v Gastao Elias/Joao
Sousa (POR)
Martin Klizan (SVK) v Joao Sousa (POR)
Lucas Lacko (SVK) v Gastao Elias (POR)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
leads MEXICO 2-0
Venue:
Centro Espaρol Inc. Santiago de los Caballeros, DOM
(clay outdoor)
Victor Estrella (DOM) d. Daniel Garza (MEX) 64 62 62
Jose Hernandez (DOM) d. Cesar Ramirez (MEX) 62 67(6) 75
46 63
Henry Estrella/Victor Estrella (DOM) v Santiago
Gonzalez/Bruno Rodriguez (MEX)
Victor Estrella (DOM) v Cesar Ramirez (MEX)
Jose Hernandez (DOM) v Daniel Garza (MEX)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND
INDONESIA
leads PHILIPPINES 2-1
Venue:
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jarkarta, INA (hard
oudoor)
Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Francis Casey Alcantara
(PHI) 76(3) 62 36 60
Treat Huey (PHI) d. Elbert Sie (INA) 64 62 63
Christopher Rungkat/Elbert Sie (INA) d. Ruben
Gonzales/Treat Huey (PHI) 46 63 76(5) 62
Christopher Rungkat (INA) v Treat Huey (PHI)
Elbert Sie (INA) v Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND
LATVIA
level with UKRAINE 1-1
Venue:
Liepajas Olimpiskais Centrs, Liepaja, LAT (hard
indoor)
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Sergei Bubka (UKR) 46 63 64 62
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 63 64 64
Ernests Gulbis/Deniss Pavlovs (LAT) v Illya
Marchenko/Denys Molchanov (UKR)
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
Andis Juska (LAT) v Sergei Bubka (UKR)
POLAND
leads BELARUS 2-0
Venue:
Miejski Osrodek Sportu i Rekreacji, Lodz, POL (hard
indoor)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) 61 64 62
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) 76(4) 62
63
Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Alexander
Bury/Max Mirnyi (BLR)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR)