Latest Davis Cup Results – Semifinals and Play-offs
Latest Davis Cup Results - Semifinals and Play-offs epa03399817 Spanish tennis player David Ferrer (C) celebrates his victory against US John Isner (not pictured) on the third day of the Davis Cup semi final played at Parque Hermanos Castro court in Gijon, Asturias, northern Spain, 16 September 2012. EPA/Alberto Morante |
The ITF has announced the latest results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinal and play-off ties as well as zone group ties taking place on 14-16 September.
Defending champion Spain is through to the final and awaits the winner of the Argentina v Czech Republic semifinal; the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final will be held 16-18 November.
Live scoring for all World Group ties will be available on the official Davis Cup website www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com throughout the weekend.
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in sport with 123 nations entered in 2012. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are HP (Official Technology Sponsor), Rolex (Official Timekeeper) Hugo Boss (Official Men’s Fashion Clothing Sponsor), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and NH Hoteles (Official Hotel). Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) is an international partner. The 100th Davis Cup Final will take place on 16-18 November at the start of the ITF centenary celebrations in 2013.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
SPAIN defeated USA 3-1
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) d. John Isner (USA) 67(3) 63 64 62
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Sam Querrey (USA) not played
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 defeated UZBEKISTAN 3-1
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) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 64 62 67(5) 62
Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) v Farrukh Dustov (UZB)
GERMANY defeated AUSTRALIA 3-2
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) d. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 64 62 63
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 64 61 64
ISRAEL defeated JAPAN 3-2
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
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 63 36 46 64 75
Amir Weintraub (ISR) d. Go Soeda (JPN) 63 76(5) 46 63
BELGIUM defeated SWEDEN 5-0
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) d. Markus Eriksson (SWE) 63 64
Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 64 62
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 defeated CHILE 4-1
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) d. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 63 61 63
Simone Bolelli (ITA) d. Christian Garin (CHI) 64 63
SWITZERLAND defeated NETHERLANDS 3-1
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
Roger Federer (SUI) d. Robin Haase (NED) 61 64 64
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 5-0
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) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 26 75 76(5)
Sanam Singh (IND) d. Artem Sitak (NZL) 64 61
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF
ROMANIA level with FINLAND 2-2
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
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Marius Copil (ROU) 63 75 16 76(4)
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 Español 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 defeated PHILIPPINES 3-2
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) d. Jeson Patrombon (PHI) 63 62 60
Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI) d. Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) 63 67(4) 64
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND
UKRAINE level with LATVIA 2-2
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) d. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 60 63 61
Andis Juska (LAT) v Illya Marchenko (UKR)
POLAND defeated BELARUS 3-2
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
Alexander Bury (BLR) d. Marcin Matkowski (POL) 63 63
Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) d. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) w/o (gastric illness)
Topics: David Ferrer, Jim Courier, John Isner, Nicolas Almagro, Sam Querrey, Spanish Davis Cup, Sports, Tennis News, United States Davis Cup
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