SERBIA DAVIS CUP – CONTRIBUTED BY DUSAN VEMIC / ČETVRTFINALE DEJVIS KUPA SVETSKE GRUPE

Written by: Staff on 10th March 2015

SERBIA DAVIS CUP - CONTRIBUTED BY DUSAN VEMIC / ČETVRTFINALE DEJVIS KUPA SVETSKE GRUPE

epa04651991 Serbia's Novak Djokovic (R) and Nenad Zimonjic (L) in action during their doubles match of the Davis Cup World Group first round against Croatia's Marin Draganja and Franko Skugor, both unseen, in Kraljevo, Serbia, 07 March 2015. EPA/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC |

Recap of the Davis Cup and our next opponent:

Quarter-finals of the Davis Cup World Group (17 – 19 July 2015)

ARGENTINA – SERBIA

NIS Davis Cup team Serbia has achieved maximum win in the first round of the World Group in 2015, beating a host of Kraljevo selection Croatian 5:0. On the first day of the competition the best player in the world Novak Djokovic of Serbia has made the first point on the victory Mate Delic 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 4, and the leadership of Serbia 2: 0 increased Viktor Troicki after a big fight with the first racket visiting team Borna Coric who had a lead of 2: 0 in sets when the subsequent reversal Serbian ace Troicki and in the end the victory of 4: 6, 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 1.

On the second day of competition followed by a doubles match in which the court went Novak Djokovic and Nenad Zimonjic against Marin Draganja and Frank Skugor. Serbian doubles played a match without mistakes and victory of 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 1 brought the third point, which is also meant a place in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup World Group competition 2015.

On the third day of the competition, in matches that did not have a result-importance, to a packed hall in Kraljevo, brilliant matches played Filip Krajinovic against Franco Skugor 6: 4, 6: 2 and Viktor Troicki against Mate Delic 6: 4, 6: 3 in total 5 : 0 for Serbia.

For the semifinals Serbia will fight, as a guest, with the selection of Argentina, which is after a big fight in the first round she beat team of Brazil 3: 2, where the field spent more than 19 hours.

Brazil led after the doubles with 2: 1, and then it was one of the longest matches in history, where they met Leonardo Mayer and Joao Sousa. It lasted over seven hours and got it, the Argentinian with 3: 2 (7: 6, 7: 6, 5: 7, 5: 7, 15:13). There followed a decisive battle in which Federico Delbonis had a difficult task against the more experienced Tomaz Bellucci, but was able to match that began on Sunday, closed on Monday, pobedi- 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5 and in Argentina provide the quarterfinals.

Argentina has never won the “trophy”, although the team that most times so far played the final. The opportunity to win the Davis Cup trophy had four times (1981, 2006, 2008 and 2011), but never managed to win.

Argentina will from 17th to 19th July host Serbia. The last time these two selections forces are weighed in Belgrade in 2011 when he won by the visiting team 1: 4.

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Serbia Novak Djokovic (L) and Nenad Zimonjic (R), of Serbia returns a ball during their Davis Cup World Group first round doubles tennis match against Croatia’s Marin Draganja and Franko Skugor in Kraljevo, Serbia, 07 March, 2015. EPA/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC

ČETVRTFINALE DEJVIS KUPA SVETSKE GRUPE (17 – 19. JUL 2015)

ARGENTINA – SRBIJA

NIS Dejvis kup reprezentacija Srbije ostvarila je maksimalnu pobedu u prvom kolu Svetske grupe 2015. pobedivši kao domaćin u Kraljevu selekciju Hrvatske 5:0. Prvog dana takmičenja najbolji teniser sveta Novak Đoković Srbiji je doneo prvi poen pobedom na Mate Delićem 6:3, 6:2, 6:4, a vođstvo Srbije od 2:0 uvećao je Viktor Troicki posle velike borbe sa prvim reketom gostujuće reprezentacije Bornom Ćorićem koji je imao vođstvo od 2:0 u setovima kada je usledio preokret srpskog asa Troickog i na kraju pobeda od 4:6, 1:6, 6:3, 6:2, 6:1.

Drugog dana takmičenja usledio je dubl susret u kome su na teren izašli Novak Đoković i Nenad Zimonjić protiv Marina Draganje i Franka Škugora. Srpski dubl je odigrao ovaj susret bez greške i pobedom od 6:3, 6:4, 6:1 doneo treći poen koji je i značio plasman u četvrtfinale Dejvis kup takmičenja Svetske grupe 2015.

Trećeg dana takmičenja, u mečevima koji nisu imali rezultatski značaj, u prepunoj hali u Kraljevu, briljantne mečeve odigrali su Filip Krajinović protiv Franka Škugora 6:4, 6:2 i Viktor Troicki protiv Mate Delića 6:4, 6:3 za ukupnih 5:0 za Srbiju.

Za plasman u polufinale Srbija će se boriti, kao gost, sa selekcijom Argentine koja je nakon velike borbe u prvom kolu savladala tim Brazila 3:2, pri čemu su na terenu proveli više od 19 časova.

Brazil je vodio posle dubla sa 2:1, a onda je usledio jedan od najdužih mečeva u istoriji, u kojima su se sastali Leonardo Majer i Žoao Sousa. Trajao je preko sedam sati i dobio ga je Argentinac sa 3:2 (7:6, 7:6, 5:7, 5:7, 15:13). Usledila je odlučujuća bitka u kome je Federiko Delbonis imao je težak zadatak protiv nešto iskusnijeg Tomaža Belučija, ali je uspeo da u meču koji je započet u nedelju, završen je u ponedeljak, pobedi- 6:3, 3:6, 6:2, 7:5 i time Argentini obezbedi četvrtfinale.

Argentina nikada do sada nije osvojila “salataru”, iako je ekipa koja je najviše puta do sada igrala finale. Priliku da osvoje Dejvis kup trofej imali su četiri puta (1981, 2006, 2008. i 2011), ali nikada nisu uspeli da pobede.

Argentina će od 17. do 19. jula ugostiti Srbiju. Poslednji put ove dve selekcije snage su odmerile u Beogradu 2011. kada je pobedu odneo gostujući tim 1:4.

Topics: 2015 Davis Cup, Dusan Vemic, Novak Djokovic, Serbia, Sports, Tennis

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