UPDATE ON DAVIS CUP TENNIS FROM AROUND THE WORLD – RESULTS FROM EVERY COUNTRY

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UPDATE ON DAVIS CUP TENNIS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - RESULTS FROM EVERY COUNTRY  |
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DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS RESULTS

 

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 4-6 March. A total of 32 ties are being held this weekend.

 

Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus has set a new record for the longest Davis Cup singles winning streak at the Europe Zone Group III event in Tallinn, Estonia to help his country win promotion to Group II in 2017. Baghdatis’s four singles victories this week extended his winning streak to 36 rubbers to overtake the previous record holder Bjorn Borg, of Sweden, who won 33 consecutive singles rubbers. Estonia also won promotion to Group II in 2017.

 

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WORLD GROUP 1ST ROUND

 

GREAT BRITAIN leads JAPAN 2-1

Venue: Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, GBR (hard – indoor)

 

Andy Murray (GBR) d. Taro Daniel (JPN) 61 63 61

Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Daniel Evans (GBR) 63 75 76(3)

Andy Murray/Jamie Murray (GBR) d. Yoshihito Nishioka/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 63 62 64

Andy Murray (GBR) v Kei Nishikori (JPN)

Daniel Evans (GBR) v Taro Daniel (JPN)

 

KAZAKHSTAN leads SERBIA 2-1

Venue: Aleksandar Nikolic Arena (Poinir Hall), Belgrade, SRB (hard – indoor)

 

Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 61 62 63

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 75 62 64

Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) d. Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 63 76(3) 75

Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)

Viktor Troicki (SRB) v Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)

 

ITALY defeated SWITZERLAND 3-0

Venue: Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, ITA (clay – indoor)

 

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 76(14) 63 46 57 75

Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 75 76(4) 36 63

Simone Bolelli/Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Marco Chiudinelli/Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 63 61 63

Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) v Henri Laaksonen (SUI)

 

ARGENTINA leads POLAND 2-1

Venue: Ergo Arena, Gdansk, POL (hard – indoor)

 

Guido Pella (ARG) d. Michal Przysiezny (POL) 61 64 76(5)

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 62 76(3) 62

Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Carlos Berlocq/Renzo Olivo (ARG) 63 64 64

Michal Przysiezny (POL) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Hubert Hurkacz (POL) v Guido Pella (ARG)

 

FRANCE defeated CANADA 3-0

Venue: Vélodrome Amédée Detraux, Guadeloupe, FRA (clay – outdoor)

 

Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN) 63 61 63

Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 75 63 63

Richard Gasquet/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Philip Bester/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 76(4) 61 76(4)

Gael Monfils (FRA) v Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

Gilles Simon (FRA) v Frank Dancevic (CAN)

 

CZECH REPUBLIC leads GERMANY 2-1

Venue: TUI Arena, Hannover, GER (hard – indoor)

 

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 36 63 64 26 63

Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. Alexander Zverev (GER) 76(6) 16 46 76(5) 64

Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber/Philipp Petzschner (GER) 76(7) 75 64

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)

Alexander Zverev (GER) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)

 

USA leads AUSTRALIA 2-1

Venue: Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Kooyong, AUS (grass – outdoor)

 

John Isner (USA) d. Samuel Groth (AUS) 76(2) 62 62

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Jack Sock (USA) 76(2) 63 36 64

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Lleyton Hewitt/John Peers (AUS) 63 63 46 46 63

Bernard Tomic (AUS) v John Isner (USA)

Samuel Groth (AUS) v Jack Sock (USA)

 

CROATIA leads BELGIUM 2-1

Venue: Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, BEL (clay – indoor)

 

Marin Cilic (CRO) d. Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 75 63 75

David Goffin (BEL) d. Borna Coric (CRO) 63 62 26 36 63

Ivan Dodig/Franko Skugor (CRO) d. Ruben Bemelmans/David Goffin (BEL) 76(5) 63 61

David Goffin (BEL) v Marin Cilic (CRO)

Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) v Borna Coric (CRO)

David Goffin of Belgium returns a ball during the Davis Cup World Group first round tie between Belgium and Croatia in Liege, Belgium, 04 March 2016. EPA/LAURENT DUBRULE

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I FIRST ROUND

 

ROMANIA leads SLOVENIA 3-0

Venue: Sala Sporturilor, Arad, ROU (hard – indoor)

 

Marius Copil (ROU) d. Blaz Rola (SLO) 75 63 76(5)

Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 46 46 63 76(3) 64

Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Blaz Rola/Grega Zemlja (SLO) 63 76(5) 76(3)

Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Blaz Rola (SLO)

Marius Copil (ROU) v Grega Zemlja (SLO)

 

AUSTRIA leads PORTUGAL 2-1

Venue: Pavilhao Vitoria Sport Clube, Guimarães, POR (hard – indoor)

 

Joao Sousa (POR) d. Gerald Melzer (AUT) 61 75 62

Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 36 75 63 16 76(6)

Alexander Peya/Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR) 67(6) 67(4) 61 63 64

Joao Sousa (POR) v Dominic Thiem (AUT)

Gastao Elias (POR) v Gerald Melzer (AUT)

 

RUSSIA defeated SWEDEN 3-0

Venue: Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, RUS (hard – indoor)

 

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Isak Arvidsson (SWE) 46 61 61 64

Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Daniel Windahl (SWE) 63 61 61

Evgeny Donskoy/Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) d. Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 63 76(5) 63

Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v Isak Arvidsson (SWE)

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) v Daniel Windahl (SWE)

 

HUNGARY defeated ISRAEL 3-0

Venue: Heroes’ Square Stadium, Budapest, HUN (clay – indoor)

 

Peter Nagy (HUN) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 62 63 46 46 61

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Amir Weintraub (ISR) 64 62 75

Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) d. Jonathan Erlich/Dudi Sela (ISR) 76(2) 36 76(5) 76(7)

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) v Dudi Sela (ISR)

Peter Nagy (HUN) v Amir Weintraub (ISR)

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I FIRST ROUND

 

KOREA, REPUBLIC leads NEW ZEALAND 2-0

Venue: Olympic Tennis Courts, Seoul, KOR (hard – outdoor)

 

Seong Chan Hong (KOR) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 64 63 46 76(6)

Hyeon Chung (KOR) d. Michael Venus (NZL) 64 75 61

Hyeon Chung/Yong-Kyu Lim (KOR) v Artem Sitak/Michael Venus (NZL) *delayed due to rain

Hyeon Chung (KOR) v Jose Statham (NZL)

Seong Chan Hong (KOR) v Michael Venus (NZL)

 

CHINA, P.R. defeated PAKISTAN 3-0

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

 

Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 64 62 62

Di Wu (CHN) d. Yasir Khan (PAK) 36 61 64 62

Yan Bai/Mao-Xin Gong (CHN) d. Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 64 36 63 76(4)

Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Di Wu (CHN)

Yasir Khan (PAK) v Ze Zhang (CHN)

 

 

AMERICAS GROUP I FIRST ROUND

 

ECUADOR leads BARBADOS 3-0

Venue: Portoviejo Tennis Club, Portoviejo, ECU (clay – outdoor)

 

Emilio Gomez (ECU) d. Adam Hornby (BAR) 60 60 60

Ivan Endara (ECU) d. Darian King (BAR) 61 62 64

Emilio Gomez/Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) d. Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) 64 67(7) 62 63

Emilio Gomez (ECU) v Darian King (BAR)

Ivan Endara (ECU) v Adam Hornby (BAR)

 

CHILE leads DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 3-0

Venue: Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez P – Court Central, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)

 

Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Jose Olivares (DOM) 61 61 76(4)

Gonzalo Lama (CHI) d. Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) 63 76(3) 75

Julio Peralta/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Manuel Castellanos/Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) 61 61 75

Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) v Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM)

Gonzalo Lama (CHI) v Jose Olivares (DOM)

Chilean players Julio Peralta (R) and Hans Podlipnik (L) in action against Jose Hernandez (2R and Manuel Castellanos (2L) of the Dominican Republic in the first round of American Zone of David Cup in Santiago de Chile, Chile, 05 March 2016. EPA/MARIO RUIZ

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II FIRST ROUND

 

LITHUANIA leads NORWAY 2-1

Venue: Siauliu Arena, Siauliai, LTU (hard – indoor)

 

Viktor Durasovic (NOR) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 75 36 64 46 76(2)

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Casper Ruud (NOR) 62 61 64

Ricardas Berankis/Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) d. Viktor Durasovic/Casper Ruud (NOR) 62 76(2) 61

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) v Viktor Durasovic (NOR)

Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) v Casper Ruud (NOR)

 

SOUTH AFRICA leads LUXEMBOURG 3-0

Venue: Irene Country Club, Centurion, RSA (hard – outdoor)

 

Tucker Vorster (RSA) d. Alex Knaff (LUX) 61 64 64

Lloyd Harris (RSA) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 61 64 64

Dean O’Brien/Ruan Roelofse (RSA) d. Ugo Nastasi/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) 63 75 62

Tucker Vorster (RSA) v Tom Diederich (LUX)

Lloyd Harris (RSA) v Alex Knaff (LUX)

 

TURKEY leads BULGARIA 2-1

Venue: Ankara Tenis Kulübü, Ankara, TUR (hard – indoor)

 

Cem Ilkel (TUR) d. Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) 76(4) 16 64 16 75

Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. Alexandar Lazarov (BUL) 64 62 63

Aleksandar Lazov/Vasko Mladenov (BUL) d. Tuna Altuna/Cem Ilkel (TUR) 76(6) 67(5) 67(4) 76(5) 64

Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL)

Cem Ilkel (TUR) v Alexandar Lazarov (BUL)

 

BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA leads TUNISIA 2-1

Venue: Gradska Arena Zenica, Zenica, BIH (carpet – indoor)

 

Mirza Basic (BIH) d. Anis Ghorbel (TUN) 62 64 62

Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Tomislav Brkic (BIH) 67(5) 62 76(7) 67(5) 64

Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH) d. Malek Jaziri/Skander Mansouri (TUN) 67(2) 46 63 75 64

Mirza Basic (BIH) v Malek Jaziri (TUN)

Tomislav Brkic (BIH) v Anis Ghorbel (TUN)

 

LATVIA defeated MONACO 3-0

Venue: Daugavpils Olimpiskais Centrs, Daugavpils, LAT (hard – indoor)

 

Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Romain Arneodo (MON) 76(5) 64 76(6)

Mikelis Libietis (LAT) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 36 64 36 63 64

Mikelis Libietis/Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Romain Arneodo/Benjamin Balleret (MON) 63 62 75

Mikelis Libietis (LAT) v Romain Arneodo (MON)

Martins Podzus (LAT) v Benjamin Balleret (MON)

 

BELARUS leads EGYPT 2-1

Venue: El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, EGY (clay – outdoor)

 

Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) 62 63 61

Ilya Ivashka (BLR) d. Mohamed Safwat (EGY) 57 60 36 76(3) 75

Youssef Hossam/Mohamed Safwat (EGY) d. Alexander Bury/Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 76(7) 46 64 46 75

Mohamed Safwat (EGY) v Egor Gerasimov (BLR)

Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) v Ilya Ivashka (BLR)

 

FINLAND defeated ZIMBABWE 3-0

Venue: Kittilan Urheiluhalli, Kittila, FIN (hard – indoor)

 

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Courtney John Lock (ZIM) 60 60 60

Harri Heliovaara (FIN) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 36 63 46 64 64

Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Mark Fynn/Courtney John Lock (ZIM) 61 60 61

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM)

Harri Heliovaara (FIN) v Courtney John Lock (ZIM)

 

DENMARK defeated GEORGIA 3-0

Venue: New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, GEO (carpet – indoor)

 

Christian Sigsgaard (DEN) d. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 67(4) 61 64 64

Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. George Tsivadze (GEO) 76(3) 60 61

Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Nikoloz Basilashvili/George Tsivadze (GEO) 76(0) 61 62

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

George Tsivadze (GEO) v Christian Sigsgaard (DEN)

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II FIST ROUND

 

CHINESE TAIPEI leads MALAYSIA 2-1

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

 

Mohd Assri Merzuki (MAS) d. Jui-Chen Hung (TPE) 62 67(6) 06 61 64

Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) d. Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib (MAS) 60 60 62

Liang-Chi Huang/Chu-Huan Yi (TPE) d. Mohd Assri Merzuki/Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib (MAS) 61 64 62

Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) v Mohd Assri Merzuki (MAS)

Jui-Chen Hung (TPE) v Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib (MAS)

 

PHILIPPINES defeated KUWAIT 3-0

Venue: Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig City, Metro-Manila, PHI (clay – indoor)

 

Jeson Patrombon (PHI) d. Abdulrahman Alawadhi (KUW) 60 62 61

Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) 76(2) 62 16 67(6) 55 ret.

Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) d. Abdulrahman Alawadhi/Abdulhamid Mubarak (KUW) 61 61 62

Jeson Patrombon (PHI) v Abdulhamid Mubarak (KUW)

Ruben Gonzales (PHI) v Abdulrahman Alawadhi (KUW)

 

VIETNAM leads INDONESIA 2-1

Venue: Gelora Manahan Tennis Stadium Complex, Surakarta, INA (hard – outdoor)

 

Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Minh Tuan Pham (VIE) 61 61 62

Nam Hoang Ly (VIE) d. Aditya Hari Sasongko (INA) 61 64 62

Nam Hoang Ly/Thien Nguyen Hoang (VIE) d. Christopher Rungkat/Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) 63 36 76(3) 62

Christopher Rungkat (INA) v Nam Hoang Ly (VIE)

Aditya Hari Sasongko (INA) v Minh Tuan Pham (VIE)

 

THAILAND leads SRI LANKA 2-1

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

 

Harshana Godamanna (SRI) d. Puriwat Chatpatcharoen (THA) 63 67(4) 63 63

Pruchya Isarow (THA) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 62 63 63

Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. Yasitha De Silva/Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 60 62 63

Puriwat Chatpatcharoen (THA) v Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI)

Pruchya Isarow (THA) v Harshana Godamanna (SRI)

 

 

AMERICAS GROUP II FIRST ROUND

 

PERU leads URUGUAY 2-1

Venue: Club Tennis Las Terrazas Miraflores, Lima, PER (clay – outdoor)

 

Jorge Brian Panta (PER) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 57 75 67(5) 76(4) 64

Mauricio Echazu (PER) d. Santiago Maresca (URU) 67(5) 61 62 61

Ariel Behar/Martin Cuevas (URU) d. Duilio Vallebuona/Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 64 76(3) 75

Mauricio Echazu (PER) v Martin Cuevas (URU)

Jorge Brian Panta (PER) v Santiago Maresca (URU)

 

MEXICO leads GUATEMALA 2-0

Venue: Juan Camilo Mouriño Terrazo Stadium, San Francisco de Campeche, MEX (hard – outdoor)

 

Lucas Gomez (MEX) d. Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA) 64 36 62 62

Hans Hach (MEX) d. Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) 76(5) 67(2) 46 63 62

Santiago Gonzalez/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) v Christopher Diaz-Figueroa/Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA)

Lucas Gomez (MEX) v Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA)

Hans Hach (MEX) v Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA)

 

EL SALVADOR leads PUERTO RICO 2-1

Venue: Complejo Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot, Santa Tecla, ESA (hard – outdoor)

 

Sebastian Arcila (PUR) d. Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA) 64 64 62

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Alex Diaz (PUR) 62 62 60

Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Sebastian Arcila/Alex Diaz (PUR) 67(6) 62 62 63

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) v Sebastian Arcila (PUR)

Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA) v Alex Diaz (PUR)

 

VENEZUELA leads PARAGUAY 3-0

Venue: Cancha Central, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)

 

Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Bruno Britez (PAR) 67(8) 75 61 75

Luis David Martinez (VEN) d. Ayed Zatar (PAR) 75 36 76(7) 64

Luis David Martinez/Roberto Maytin (VEN) d. Bruno Britez/Ayed Zatar (PAR) 62 62 64

Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) v Ayed Zatar (PAR)

Luis David Martinez (VEN) v Bruno Britez (PAR)

 

 

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