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Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Saturday Tennis Results
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
SPAIN leads USA 2-1
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
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Marcel Granollers/Marc
Lopez (ESP) 63 36 75 75
David Ferrer (ESP) v John Isner (USA)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Sam Querrey (USA)
CZECH REPUBLIC leads ARGENTINA 2-1
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
Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Carlos Berlocq/Eduardo
Schwank (ARG) 63 64 63
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Juan Monaco (ARG) v Radek Stepanek (CZE)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
KAZAKHSTAN leads UZBEKISTAN 2-1
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) d. Farrukh Dustov/Denis
Istomin (UZB) 76(3) 63 64
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) v Denis Istomin (UZB)
Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) v Farrukh Dustov (UZB)
AUSTRALIA leads GERMANY 2-1
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
Chris Guccione/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Benjamin
Becker/Philipp Petzschner (GER) 63 62 26 76(4)
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 defeated SWEDEN 3-0
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) d. Johan
Brunstrom/Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 64 46 63 62
David Goffin (BEL) v Michael Ryderstedt (SWE)
Steve Darcis (BEL) v Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE)
CANADA leads SOUTH AFRICA 2-1
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
Raven Klaasen/Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. Daniel
Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 64 76(3) 76(5)
Milos Raonic (CAN) v Izak van der Merwe (RSA)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Nikala Scholtz (RSA)
BRAZIL defeated RUSSIA 3-0
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) d. Alex Bogomolov
Jr./Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 75 62 76(7)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Igor Andreev (RUS)
Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) v Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
ITALY leads CHILE 2-1
Venue: Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, ITA (clay outdoor)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI) 75 61
62
Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 26 62 67(6)
61 62
Jorge Aguilar/Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Daniele
Bracciali/Andreas Seppi (ITA) 64 46 64 62
Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Paul Capdeville (CHI)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI)
SWITZERLAND leads NETHERLANDS 2-1
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) d. Roger
Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 64 62 57 63
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 2-1
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) d. Julio Cesar
Campozano/Roberto Quiroz (ECU) 63 62 64
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 defeated NEW ZEALAND 3-0
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) d. Daniel
King-Turner/Michael Venus (NZL) 76(3) 46 63 67(4) 63
Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Jose Statham (NZL)
Vishnu Vardhan (IND) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF
ROMANIA leads FINLAND 2-1
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) d. Jarkko Nieminen/Harri
Heliovaara (FIN) 64 76(4) 61
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 leads PORTUGAL 2-1
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) d. Gastao Elias/Joao
Sousa (POR) 75 46 76(5) 63
Martin Klizan (SVK) v Joao Sousa (POR)
Lucas Lacko (SVK) v Gastao Elias (POR)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC leads MEXICO 2-1
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
Daniel Garza/Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Henry
Estrella/Victor Estrella (DOM) 75 63 76(1)
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
UKRAINE leads LATVIA 2-1
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
Sergei Bubka/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Ernests
Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT) 64 36 26 61 64
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
Andis Juska (LAT) v Sergei Bubka (UKR)
POLAND defeated BELARUS 3-0
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) d. Alexander
Bury/Max Mirnyi (BLR) 64 76(5) 67(3) 64
Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR)