DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS RESULTS
13 September 2014
The ITF has announced the latest results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs and Zone Group ties taking place on 12-14 September.
France – and the winner of the other semifinal between Switzerland and Italy – will contest the 2014 World Group Final on 21-23 November. The winners of the eight World Group play-offs will qualify for the 2015 World Group, while the losers will contest their respective Zone Group I competition in 2015.
The Draw for the 2015 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas will be held during the ITF AGM in Dubai on Thursday 18 September at 19:00 local time (15:00 GMT).
Live scoring for the World Group semifinals and play-offs is available on the official Davis Cup website throughout the weekend. In addition, the English and Spanish websites feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews, podcasts and live streaming. There is also a social media hub where fans can interact on www.daviscup.com/showyourcolours.
Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com, www.copadavis.com, www.twitter.com/daviscup, www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis and www.daviscup.tv.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
FRANCE defeated CZECH REPUBLIC 3-0
Venue: Roland Garros, Paris, FRA (clay – outdoor)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 63 62 63
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 62 62 63
Richard Gasquet/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek (CZE) 67(5) 64 76(5) 61
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)
SWITZERLAND leads ITALY 2-1
Venue: Palexpo, Geneva, SUI (hard – indoor)
Roger Federer (SUI) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 76(5) 64 64
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 62 63 62
Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Marco Chiudinelli/Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 75 36 57 63 62
Roger Federer (SUI) v Fabio Fognini (ITA)
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
SERBIA leads INDIA 2-1
Venue: KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore, IND (hard – outdoor)
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) d. Yuki Bhambri (IND) 63 62 75
Filip Krajinovic (SRB) d. Somdev Devvarman (IND) 61 46 63 62
Rohan Bopanna/Leander Paes (IND) d. Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 16 67(4) 63 63 86
Somdev Devvarman (IND) v Dusan Lajovic (SRB)
Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Filip Krajinovic (SRB)
BRAZIL leads SPAIN 2-1
Venue: Ginasio Estadual Geraldo Jose de Almeida, Sao Paulo, BRA (clay – indoor)
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d. Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) 60 61 63
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Pablo Andujar (ESP) 36 67(6) 64 75 63
Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) d. Marc Lopez/David Marrero (ESP) 63 75 75
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) v Pablo Andujar (ESP)
ISRAEL leads ARGENTINA 2-1
Venue: Sunrise Tennis Club, Sunrise, FL, USA (hard – outdoor)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR) 64 36 62 61
Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 63 67(5) 62 62
Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) d. Federico Delbonis/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 63 36 61 36 63
Dudi Sela (ISR) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR) v Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
CANADA leads COLOMBIA 2-1
Venue: Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Canada (hard – indoor)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 63 76(2) 63
Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) 63 63 62
Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) d. Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 76(4) 76(7) 64
Milos Raonic (CAN) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Alejandro Gonzalez (COL)
USA defeated SLOVAKIA 3-0
Venue: Sears Centre Arena, Chicago, IL, USA (hard – indoor)
John Isner (USA) d. Norbert Gombos (SVK) 76(5) 64 62
Sam Querrey (USA) d. Martin Klizan (SVK) 76(6) 63 63
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Norbert Gombos/Lukas Lacko (SVK) 61 62 61
John Isner (USA) v Martin Klizan (SVK)
Sam Querrey (USA) v Norbert Gombos (SVK)
AUSTRALIA defeated UZBEKISTAN 3-0
Venue: Cottesloe Tennis Club, Perth, AUS (grass – outdoor)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 64 75 64
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 64 64 62
Chris Guccione/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 63 76(5) 62
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Denis Istomin (UZB)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Farrukh Dustov (UZB)
CROATIA leads NETHERLANDS 2-1
Venue: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, NED (clay – indoor)
Mate Delic (CRO) d. Igor Sijsling (NED) 46 64 75 62
Robin Haase (NED) d. Borna Coric (CRO) 76(4) 61 64
Marin Cilic/Marin Draganja (CRO) d. Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 62 36 63 64
Robin Haase (NED) v Mate Delic (CRO)
Igor Sijsling (NED) v Borna Coric (CRO)
BELGIUM leads UKRAINE 2-1
Venue: Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoor)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 67(5) 64 62 62
David Goffin (BEL) d. Illya Marchenko (UKR) 76(1) 63 61
Ruben Bemelmans/Olivier Rochus (BEL) d. Sergei Bubka/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 62 63 26 36 62
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v David Goffin (BEL)
Illya Marchenko (UKR) v Steve Darcis (BEL)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF
URUGUAY defeated VENEZUELA 3-0
Venue: Cancha Central, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)
Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Jesus Bandres (VEN) 63 62 61
Martin Cuevas (URU) d. Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) 75 62 63
Martin Cuevas/Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Luis David Martinez/Roberto Maytin (VEN) 75 62 62
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) v Pablo Cuevas (URU)
Jesus Bandres (VEN) v Martin Cuevas (URU)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF
KOREA, REPUBLIC leads CHINESE TAIPEI 2-1
Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) d. Hung Jui Chen (TPE) 62 62 60
Chung Hyeon (KOR) d. Wang Chieh Fu (TPE) 64 75 62
Chen Ti/Peng Hsien Yin (TPE) d. Chung Hyeon/Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) 76(3) 36 16 75 63
Hung Jui Chen (TPE) v Chung Hyeon (KOR)
Wang Chieh Fu (TPE) v Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF
ROMANIA leads SWEDEN 2-1
Venue: Arenele BNR, Bucharest, ROU (clay – outdoor)
Christian Lindell (SWE) d. Adrian Ungur (ROU) 75 76(2) 64
Marius Copil (ROU) d. Elias Ymer (SWE) 62 63 62
Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Isak Arvidsson/Johan Brunstrom (SWE) 76(2) 76(5) 63
Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Elias Ymer (SWE)
Marius Copil (ROU) v Christian Lindell (SWE)
AUSTRIA leads LATVIA 2-1
Venue: Vidzemes Olimpiskaos Centrs, Valmiera, LAT (hard – indoor)
Martin Fischer (AUT) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 63 63 62
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Janis Podzus (LAT) 63 61 64
Ernests Gulbis/Mikelis Libietis (LAT) d. Philipp Oswald/Alexander Peya (AUT) 75 76(3) 64
Andis Juska (LAT) v Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Janis Podzus (LAT) v Martin Fischer (AUT)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF
RUSSIA defeated PORTUGAL 3-0
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoor)
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 62 64 64
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) d. Joao Sousa (POR) 76(7) 64 36 61
Konstantin Kravchuk/Andrey Rublev (RUS) d. Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR) 63 64 64
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) v Joao Sousa (POR)
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) v Gastao Elias (POR)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND
MEXICO leads BARBADOS 2-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)
Tigre Hank (MEX) d. Haydn Lewis (BAR) 75 64 63
Darian King (BAR) d. Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) 64 64 62
Santiago Gonzalez/Tigre Hank (MEX) d. Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) 64 64 36 46 64
Darian King (BAR) v Tigre Hank (MEX)
Haydn Lewis (BAR) v Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND
THAILAND defeated PAKISTAN 3-0
Venue: The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)
Pruchya Isarow (THA) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 36 63 63 62
Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. Samir Iftikhar (PAK) 60 64 61
Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 75 62 62
Danai Udomchoke (THA) v Aisam Qureshi (PAK)
Pruchya Isarow (THA) v Samir Iftikhar (PAK)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND
LITHUANIA leads BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA 2-1
Venue: Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, BIH (hard – indoor)
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Mirza Basic (BIH) 57 36 64 64 64
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 67(5) 61 61 1-0 ret.
Ricardas Berankis/Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) d. Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH) 63 63 76(4)
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Mirza Basic (BIH) v Laurynas Grigelis (LTU)
DENMARK leads MOLDOVA 2-1
Venue: Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, DEN (carpet – indoor)
Radu Albot (MDA) d. Martin Pedersen (DEN) 75 63 62
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) 62 62 63
Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Radu Albot/Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) 62 64 64
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v Radu Albot (MDA)
Martin Pedersen (DEN) v Maxim Dubarenco (MDA)
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