DAVIS CUP UPDATE & RESULTS THE TENNIS IS SPONSORED BY BNP PARIBAS

Written by: Staff on 13th September 2014

DAVIS CUP UPDATE & RESULTS THE TENNIS IS SPONSORED BY BNP PARIBAS

epa04399665 Brazil's Marcelo Melo (L) and Bruno Soares (R) celebrate after defeating Spain's David Marrero and Marc Lopez during the Davis Cup World Group play-off tennis match between Brazil and Spain at Gimnasio Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 13 September 2014. EPA/SEBASTIAO MOREIRA |

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.

Spain’s David Marrero (top R) and Marc Lopez (top L) against Brazil’s Marcelo Melo (bottom R) and Bruno Soares (bottom L) during the Davis Cup World Group play-off tennis match between Brazil and Spain at Gimnasio Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 13 September 2014. EPA/SEBASTIAO MOREIRA

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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