COMPLETE DAVIS CUP WRAP UP AND RESULTS FROM TENNIS AROUND THE GLOBE

Written by: Staff on 7th March 2015

COMPLETE DAVIS CUP WRAP UP AND RESULTS FROM TENNIS AROUND THE GLOBE

epa04652883 Canada's Vasek Pospisil (L) returns the ball to Japan's Go Soeda and Yasutaka Uchiyama in the Davis Cup world group first-round doubles match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 07 March 2015. EPA/BEN NELMS |

The ITF has announced the latest results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round and Zone Group ties taking place on 6-8 March. A total of 33 ties are being held this weekend.

Live scoring for the World Group first round ties is available on the official Davis Cup website throughout the weekend. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and live streaming. There is also be a fan zone showing the best social media content on www.daviscup.com/showyourcolours

Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 126 nations entered in 2015. The competition is 115 years old and was started by the great American tennis player Dwight Davis.

Nicolas Mahut (l-r), Gael Monfils, team captain Arnaud Clement and Edouard Roger-Vasselin cheer after their double win against Begemann and Becker in the doubles of the Tennis Davis Cup at Fraport Arena in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 07 March 2015. France is leading after two singles and one double with 3-0 against Germany. EPA/Arne Dedert

Swiss Michael Lammer in action against Belgium’s Steve Darcis during their singles match of the Davis Cup World Group First Round tie between Belgium and Switzerland at the Country Hall in Liege, Belgium, 06 March 2015. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

FRANCE defeated GERMANY 3-0

Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, GER (hard – indoor)

Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 76(4) 26 67(1) 62 108

Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 64 75 76(4)

Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Benjamin Becker/Andre Begemann (GER) 64 63 62

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Gilles Simon (FRA)

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) v Gael Monfils (FRA)

GREAT BRITAIN leads USA 2-1

Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoor)

Andy Murray (GBR) d. Donald Young (USA) 61 61 46 62

James Ward (GBR) d. John Isner (USA) 67(4) 57 63 76(3) 1513

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Dominic Inglot/Jamie Murray (GBR) 63 62 36 67(8) 97

Andy Murray (GBR) v John Isner (USA)

James Ward (GBR) v Donald Young (USA)

Lleyton Hewitt of Australia reacts to a point against Lukasz Kubot of Poland during the Davis Cup World Group playoff match between Poland and Australia in Warsaw, Poland, 13 September 2013. EPA/BARTLOMIEJ ZBOROWSKI POLAND OUT

AUSTRALIA leads CZECH REPUBLIC 2-1

Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)

Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 46 26 75 75 63

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 64 63 76(5)

Adam Pavlasek/Jiri Vesely (CZE) d. Samuel Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 16 76(2) 36 76(4) 62

Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)

Jiri Vesely (CZE) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)

ITALY leads KAZAKHSTAN 2-1

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor)

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 76(6) 61 62

Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 63 63 67(5) 62

Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 76(4) 63 67(13) 64

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)

Andrey Golubev (KAZ) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)

BRAZIL leads ARGENTINA 2-1

Venue: Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

Joao Souza (BRA) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 64 36 57 63 62

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 64 63 16 63

Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) d. Carlos Berlocq/Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (ARG) 75 63 64

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) v Joao Souza (BRA)

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Mate Delic of Croatia during their singles match of the Davis Cup World Group first round tie between Serbia and Croatia in Kraljevo, Serbia, 06 March 2015. EPA/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC

SERBIA defeated CROATIA 3-0

Venue: Kraljevo Sports Centre, Kraljevo, SRB (hard – indoor)

Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Mate Delic (CRO) 63 62 64

Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Borna Coric (CRO) 46 16 63 62 61

Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d. Marin Draganja/Franko Skugor (CRO) 63 64 61

Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Borna Coric (CRO)

Viktor Troicki (SRB) v Mate Delic (CRO)

CANADA leads JAPAN 2-1

Venue: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoor)

Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 62 61 62

Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 64 76(5) 63

Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Go Soeda/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 75 26 63 36 63

Milos Raonic (CAN) v Kei Nishikori (JPN)

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Tatsuma Ito (JPN)

BELGIUM leads SWITZERLAND 2-1

Venue: Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liege, BEL (hard – indoor)

Henri Laaksonen (SUI) d. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 16 67(6) 64 60 62

Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Michael Lammer (SUI) 63 61 63

Ruben Bemelmans/Niels Desein (BEL) d. Adrien Bossel/Michael Lammer (SUI) 16 63 62 62

Steve Darcis (BEL) v Henri Laaksonen (SUI)

Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) v Michael Lammer (SUI)

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND

BARBADOS leads DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2-1

Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)

Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Seanon Williams (BAR) 61 61 61

Darian King (BAR) d. Jose Hernandez (DOM) 61 63 60

Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) d. Victor Estrella Burgos/Jose Hernandez (DOM) 64 62 62

Darian King (BAR) v Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)

Seanon Williams (BAR) v Jose Hernandez (DOM)

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND

COLOMBIA leads URUGUAY 2-1

Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)

Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 26 64 46 61 64

Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 76(1) 36 63 63

Martin Cuevas/Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) 64 36 76(1) 64

Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)

Martin Cuevas (URU) v Alejandro Gonzalez (COL)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND

KOREA, REP. leads THAILAND 2-1

Venue: The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)

Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 62 61 76(2)

Chung Hyeon (KOR) d. Warit Sornbutnark (THA) 60 75 63

Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. Nam Ji Sung/Song Min-Kyu (KOR) 64 36 57 76(3) 64

Danai Udomchoke (THA) v Chung Hyeon (KOR)

Warit Sornbutnark (THA) v Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR)

NEW ZEALAND leads CHINA, P.R. 2-1

Venue: ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland, NZL (hard – outdoor)

Wu Di (CHN) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 26 76(5) 76(7) 26 63

Michael Venus (NZL) d. Zhang Ze (CHN) 61 64 36 67(3) 97

Marcus Daniell/Artem Sitak (NZL) v Li Zhe/Zhang Ze (CHN) 67(3) 67(4) 76(1) 63 62

Jose Statham (NZL) v Li Zhe (CHN)

Michael Venus (NZL) v Wu Di (CHN)

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND

RUSSIA leads DENMARK 2-1

Venue: Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, RUS (hard – indoor)

Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 26 63 62 76(5)

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Martin Pedersen (DEN) 61 64 75

Konstantin Kravchuk/Andrey Rublev (RUS) d. Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 61 36 63 64

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)

SWEDEN leads AUSTRIA 2-1

Venue: Idrottshuset Orebro, Orebro, SWE (hard – indoor)

Elias Ymer (SWE) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 64 63 36 26 63

Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Christian Lindell (SWE) 63 64 62

Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) d. Jurgen Melzer/Alexander Peya (AUT) 64 76(8) 63

Elias Ymer (SWE) v Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)

Christian Lindell (SWE) v Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

Austria?s player Alexander Peya returns the ball to Sweden?s Johan Brunstrom and Robert Lindstedt during the first round Davis Cup double tennis match Sweden vs Austria in Orebro, Sweden, 07 March 2015. EPA/PAVEL KOUBEK SWEDEN OUT

SLOVAKIA defeated SLOVENIA 3-0

Venue: Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)

Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 75 63 64

Norbert Gombos (SVK) d. Tom Kocevar-Desman (SLO) 62 64 76(3)

Martin Klizan/Igor Zelenay (SVK) d. Tom Kocevar-Desman/Grega Zemlja (SLO) 63 64 64

Martin Klizan (SVK) v Blaz Kavcic (SLO)

Norbert Gombos (SVK) v Grega Zemlja (SLO)

ROMANIA defeated ISRAEL 3-0

Venue: Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, ROU (hard – indoor)

Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR) 75 63 60

Marius Copil (ROU) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 67(3) 76(3) 64 62

Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer/Edan Leshem (ISR) 63 64 64

Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Dudi Sela (ISR)

Marius Copil (ROU) v Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR)

POLAND leads LITHUANIA 2-1

Venue: Orlen Arena, Plock, POL (hard – indoor)

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 62 64 63

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 76(3) 63 64

Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Ricardas Berankis/Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 64 64 76(1)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)

Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Laurynas Grigelis (LTU)

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND

VENEZUELA defeated COSTA RICA 3-0

Venue: Cancha Oswaldo Merlin, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)

David Souto (VEN) d. Julian Saborio (CRC) 63 76(4) 63

Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Ignaci Roca (CRC) 75 36 61 62

Luis David Martinez/Roberto Maytin (VEN) d. Pablo Nunez/Alvaro Daniel Riveros (CRC) 62 61 62

Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) v Julian Saborio (CRC)

David Souto (VEN) v Ignaci Roca (CRC)

EL SALVADOR leads PUERTO RICO 2-1

Venue: Palmas del Mar Tennis Club, Humacao, PUR (hard – outdoor)

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Gabriel Flores Ruiz (PUR) 62 61 60

Alex Llompart (PUR) d. Rafa Orantes (ESA) 62 60 62

Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Alex Llompart/Gabriel Montilla (PUR) 62 61 62

Alex Llompart (PUR) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)

Gabriel Flores Ruiz (PUR) v Rafa Orantes (ESA)

MEXICO leads BOLIVIA 2-1

Venue: Cancha Estadio Lorenzo Molina Casares, Merida, MEX (hard – outdoor)

Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Federico Zeballos (BOL) 62 62 60

Hugo Dellien (BOL) d. Tigre Hank (MEX) 76(2) 26 64 61

Daniel Garza/Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Rodrigo Banzer/Federico Zeballos (BOL) 46 63 64 62

Daniel Garza (MEX) v Hugo Dellien (BOL)

Tigre Hank (MEX) v Federico Zeballos (BOL)

CHILE defeated PERU 3-0

Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)

Christian Garin (CHI) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 46 67(3) 61 76(2) 108

Nicolas Jarry (CHI) d. Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 62 62 36 76(3)

Gonzalo Lama/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Sergio Galdos/Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 64 36 64 75

Nicolas Jarry (CHI) v Duilio Beretta (PER)

Christian Garin (CHI) v Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND

CHINESE TAIPEI defeated LEBANON 3-0

Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)

Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) d. Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB) 60 60 61

Hung Jui-Chen (TPE) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 60 61 61

Ho Chih-Jen/Wang Chieh-Fu (TPE) d. Karim Alayli/Nour Nehme (LIB) 61 64 62

Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) v Karim Alayli (LIB)

Hung Jui-Chen (TPE) v Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB)

PHILIPPINES defeated SRI LANKA 3-0

Venue: Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, PHI (clay – indoor)

Patrick-John Tierro (PHI) d. Harshana Godamanna (SRI) 57 36 64 60 63

Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 63 62 61

Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake/Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 36 63 62 64

Patrick-John Tierro (PHI) v Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI)

Ruben Gonzales (PHI) v Harshana Godamanna (SRI)

INDONESIA defeated IRAN 3-0

Venue: Bukit Asam Tennis Court, Palembang, INA (hard – outdoor)

Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 62 61 60

Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) d. Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 63 61 60

Christopher Rungkat/David Agung Susanto (INA) d. Amirvala Madanchi/Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 60 64 61

Christopher Rungkat (INA) v Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI)

Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) v Shahin Khaledan (IRI)

PAKISTAN leads KUWAIT 2-1

Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)

Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) 61 60 62

Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 64 61 61

Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Hassan Al Mousa/Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) 63 36 63 61

Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW)

Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Naser Al Obaidly (KUW)

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND

SOUTH AFRICA leads TURKEY 2-1

Venue: Mersin Tenis Kompleksi, Mersin, TUR (hard – indoor)

Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) d. Cem Ilkel (TUR) 61 64 67(5) 61

Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. Tucker Vorster (RSA) 64 63 75

Raven Klaasen/Ruan Roelofse (RSA) d. Marsel Ilhan/Cem Ilkel (TUR) 63 62 67(5) 46 63

Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Fritz Wolmarans (RSA)

Cem Ilkel (TUR) v Tucker Vorster (RSA)

BELARUS defeated IRELAND 3-0

Venue: Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)

Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) d. Sam Barry (IRL) 64 67(3) 76(4) 62

Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Daniel Glancy (IRL) 62 63 63

Siarhei Betov/Alexander Bury (BLR) d. James Cluskey/David O’Hare (IRL) 76(7) 57 63 64

Sam Barry (IRL) v Egor Gerasimov (BLR)

Daniel Glancy (IRL) v Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR)

PORTUGAL defeated MOROCCO 3-0

Venue: Centro Desportivo do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, POR (hard – indoor)

Joao Sousa (POR) d. Yassine Idmbarek (MAR) 60 60 62

Rui Machado (POR) v Lamine Ouahab (MAR) 62 64 64

Frederico Ferreira Silva/Joao Sousa (POR) d. Lamine Ouahab/Younes Rachidi (MAR) 76(6) 60 61

Joao Sousa (POR) v Lamine Ouahab (MAR)

Rui Machado (POR) v Yassine Idmbarek (MAR)

FINLAND leads MONACO 2-1

Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, MON (clay – outdoor)

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Romain Arneodo (MON) 61 64 63

Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Micke Kontinen (FIN) 62 26 62 64

Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Romain Arneodo/Benjamin Balleret (MON) 76(2) 67(4) 67(1) 64 75

Benjamin Balleret (MON) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

Romain Arneodo (MON) v Micke Kontinen (FIN)

BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA defeated ZIMBABWE 3-0

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZIM (hard – outdoor)

Mirza Basic (BIH) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 63 63 76(6)

Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d. Benjamin Lock (ZIM) 63 76(1) 63

Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH) d. Wayne Black/Mark Fynn (ZIM) 63 36 63 64

Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) v Damir Dzumhur (BIH)

Benjamin Lock (ZIM) v Mirza Basic (BIH)

HUNGARY leads MOLDOVA 2-1

Venue: Gyor Varosi Egyetemi Csarnok, Gyor, HUN (hard – indoor)

Radu Albot (MDA) d. Gabor Borsos (HUN) 63 62 75

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Andrei Ciumac (MDA) 60 62 63

Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) d. Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA) 76(4) 36 46 76(6) 86

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) v Radu Albot (MDA)

Gabor Borsos (HUN) v Andrei Ciumac (MDA)

LUXEMBOURG leads MADAGSCAR 2-1

Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX (hard – indoor)

Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 60 63 62

Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 67(2) 64 62 1-1 ret. (twisted right ankle)

Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) d. Tony Rajaobelina/Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) 64 67(4) 64 62

Gilles Muller (LUX) v Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD)

Ugo Nastasi (LUX) v Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD)

BULGARIA leads LATVIA 2-1

Tenisa Centrs Lielupe, Jurmala, LAT (hard – indoor)

Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Alexandar Lazov (BUL) 63 75 75

Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Janis Podzus (LAT) 64 36 63 16 1210

Tihomir Grozdanov/Ilia Kushev (BUL) d. Janis Podzus/Martins Podzus (LAT) 36 26 64 75 61

Martins Podzus (LAT) v Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL)

Janis Podzus (LAT) v Alexandar Lazov (BUL)

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