TENNIS DRAWS ANNOUNCED FOR DAVIS CUP – BIG NAMES PLAYING, FEDERER, WAWRINKA, THE MURRAY’S, HEWITT, MIRNYI, PAES – WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS AND PLAY-OFFS, AND ZONE GROUP TIES

Written by: Staff on 17th September 2015

TENNIS DRAWS ANNOUNCED FOR DAVIS CUP - BIG NAMES PLAYING, FEDERER, WAWRINKA, THE MURRAY'S, HEWITT, MIRNYI, PAES - WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS AND PLAY-OFFS, AND ZONE GROUP TIES |

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DRAWS ANNOUNCED FOR DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS AND PLAY-OFFS, AND ZONE GROUP TIES

The ITF has announced the draws for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs and Zone Group ties taking place on 18-20 September. A total of 18 ties will be held this weekend.

The winners of the two semifinals will contest the 2015 World Group Final on 27-29 November. The winners of the eight World Group play-offs will qualify for the 2016 World Group, while the losers will contest their respective Zone Group I competition in 2016.

The Draw for the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas will be held during the ITF AGM in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday 23 September at 19:00 local time (22:00 GMT).

Live scoring will be available on the official Davis Cup website throughout the weekend. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website will feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and live streaming. There will 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 having been founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and NH Hotels (Official Hotel). beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner. Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com, www.copadavis.com, www.twitter.com/daviscup, www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis, www.Weibo.com/daviscupofficial and www.daviscup.tv.

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WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

GREAT BRITAIN v AUSTRALIA

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

Andy Murray (GBR) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)

Daniel Evans (GBR) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)

Dominic Inglot/Jamie Murray (GBR) v Samuel Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

Andy Murray (GBR) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)

Daniel Evans (GBR) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)

BELGIUM v ARGENTINA

Venue: Forest National, Brussels, BEL (hard – indoor)

David Goffin (BEL) v Federico Delbonis (ARG)

Steve Darcis (BEL) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Ruben Bemelmans/Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) v Carlos Berlocq/Diego Schwartzman (ARG)

David Goffin (BEL) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Steve Darcis (BEL) v Federico Delbonis (ARG)

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

INDIA v CZECH REPUBLIC

Venue: R.K.Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, IND (hard – outdoor)

Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)

Somdev Devvarman (IND) v Jiri Vesely (CZE)

Rohan Bopanna/Leander Paes (IND) v Adam Pavlasek/Radek Stepanek (CZE)

Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Jiri Vesely (CZE)

Somdev Devvarman (IND) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)

SWITZERLAND v NETHERLANDS

Venue: Palexpo, Geneva, SUI (hard – indoor)

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v Thiemo de Bakker (NED)

Roger Federer (SUI) v Jesse Huta Galung (NED)

Roger Federer/Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v Matwe Middelkoop/Tim Van Rijthoven (NED)

Roger Federer (SUI) v Thiemo de Bakker (NED)

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v Jesse Huta Galung (NED)

RUSSIA v ITALY

Venue: Sports Palace ‘Baikal-Arena’, Irkutsk, RUS (hard – indoor)

Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)

Andrey Rublev (RUS) v Fabio Fognini (ITA)

Evgeny Donskoy/Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) v Paolo Lorenzi/Andreas Seppi (ITA)

Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v Fabio Fognini (ITA)

Andrey Rublev (RUS) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)

UZBEKISTAN v USA

Venue: Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, UZB (clay – outdoor)

Denis Istomin (UZB) v Steve Johnson (USA)

Farrukh Dustov (UZB) v Jack Sock (USA)

Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) v Steve Johnson/Sam Querrey (USA)

Denis Istomin (UZB) v Jack Sock (USA)

Farrukh Dustov (UZB) v Steve Johnson (USA)

COLOMBIA v JAPAN

Venue: Club Campestre, Pereira, COL (clay – outdoor)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) v Taro Daniel (JPN)

Alejandro Falla (COL) v Kei Nishikori (JPN)

Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) v Yoshihito Nishioka/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) v Kei Nishikori (JPN)

Alejandro Falla (COL) v Taro Daniel (JPN)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC v GERMANY

Venue: Centro Nacional De Tenis Parque Del Este, Santo Domingo, DOM (hard – outdoor)

Benjamin Becker (GER) v Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)

Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

Roberto Cid/Jose Olivares (DOM) v Dustin Brown/Philipp Petzschner (GER)

Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) v Benjamin Becker (GER)

BRAZIL v CROATIA

Venue: Costao do Santinho Resort, Florianopolis, BRA (clay – outdoor)

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Mate Delic (CRO)

Joao Souza (BRA) v Borna Coric (CRO)

Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) v Ivan Dodig/Franko Skugor (CRO)

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Borna Coric (CRO)

Joao Souza (BRA) v Mate Delic (CRO)

POLAND v SLOVAKIA

Venue: Gdynia Arena, Gdynia, POL (hard – indoor)

Michal Przysiezny (POL) v Martin Klizan (SVK)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Norbert Gombos (SVK)

Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Andrej Martin/Igor Zelenay (SVK)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Martin Klizan (SVK)

Michal Przysiezny (POL) v Norbert Gombos (SVK)

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I 1ST ROUND PLAY-OFF

DENMARK v SPAIN

Venue: Odense Idrætshal, DEN (hard – indoor)

Mikael Torpegaard (DEN) v Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v David Ferrer (ESP)

Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v Roberto Bautista Agut/Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Mikael Torpegaard (DEN) v David Ferrer (ESP)

LITHUANIA v UKRAINE

Venue: Siemens Arena, Vilnius, LTU (hard – indoor)

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) v Vladyslav Manafov (UKR)

Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) v Illya Marchenko (UKR)

Lukas Mugevicius/Dovydas Sakinis (LTU) v Marat Deviatiarov/Denys Molchanov (UKR)

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) v Illya Marchenko (UKR)

Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) v Vladyslav Manafov (UKR)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I RELEGATION PLAY-OFF

THAILAND v CHINA, P.R.

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

Warit Sornbutnark (THA) v Ze Zhang (CHN)

Pruchya Isarow (THA) v Di Wu (CHN)

Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) v Mao-Xin Gong/Zhe Li (CHN)

Pruchya Isarow (THA) v Ze Zhang (CHN)

Warit Sornbutnark (THA) v Di Wu (CHN)

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I 1ST ROUND PLAY-OFF

BARBADOS v ECUADOR

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

Darian King (BAR) v Ivan Endara (ECU)

Haydn Lewis (BAR) v Emilio Gomez (ECU)

Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) v Gonzalo Escobar/Emilio Gomez (ECU)

Darian King (BAR) v Emilio Gomez (ECU)

Haydn Lewis (BAR) v Ivan Endara (ECU)

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II PROMOTION PLAY-OFF

PORTUGAL v BELARUS

Venue: Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, POR (clay – outdoor)

Joao Sousa (POR) v Egor Gerasimov (BLR)

Gastao Elias (POR) v Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)

Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR) v Sergey Betov/Max Mirnyi (BLR)

Joao Sousa (POR) v Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)

Gastao Elias (POR) v Egor Gerasimov (BLR)

BULGARIA v HUNGARY

Venue: Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, BUL (clay – outdoor)

Dimitar Kutrovsky (BUL) v Peter Nagy (HUN)

Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) v Marton Fucsovics (HUN)

Tihomir Grozdanov/Aleksandar Lazov (BUL) v Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN)

Dimitar Kutrovsky (BUL) v Marton Fucsovics (HUN)

Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) v Peter Nagy (HUN)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II PROMOTION PLAY-OFF

PAKISTAN v CHINESE TAIPEI

Venue: Ulusal Tenis Egitim Merkezi Tennis Club, Izmir, TUR (hard – outdoor)

Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Jui-Chen Hung (TPE)

Samir Iftikhar (PAK) v Jimmy Wang (TPE)

Mohammad Abid Ali Khan Akbar/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Chieh-Fu Wang/Cheng-Yu Yu (TPE)

Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Jimmy Wang (TPE)

Samir Iftikhar (PAK) v Jui-Chen Hung (TPE)

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II PROMOTION PLAY-OFF

CHILE v VENEZUELA

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

Gonzalo Lama (CHI) v Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN)

Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) v Jordi Munoz-Abreu (VEN)

Christian Garin/Luis David Martinez (CHI) v Jordi Munoz-Abreu/Juan Carlos Saez (VEN)

Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) v Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN)

Juan Carlos Saez (CHI) v Jordi Munoz-Abreu (VEN)

Topics: BNP Paribas World Group, Davis Cup, Federer, Leander Paes, Lleyton Hewitt, Max Mirnyi, Murray Brothers, Sports, Tennis, tennis draws, Wawrinka

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