NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR DAVIS CUP WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS & PLAY-OFFS

Written by: Staff on 3rd September 2014

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR DAVIS CUP WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS & PLAY-OFFS

epa04045339 Balls lie on the floor during a training session of the Swiss team prior to the Davis Cup World Group first round match between Serbia and Switzerland at the Spens Sport Center, in Novi Sad, Serbia, 28 January 2014. The Davis Cup first round Serbia vs Switzerland will take place from January 31 to February 2. EPA/SALVATORE DI NOLFI |

The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs ties taking place on September 12-14.

The winners of the two semifinals will contest the 2014 World Group Final on November 21-23. 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, September 19 at 19:00 local time (15:00 GMT).

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

FRANCE v CZECH REPUBLIC

Venue: Roland Garros, Paris, FRA (clay – outdoor)

France

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Richard Gasquet

Gael Monfils

Julien Benneteau

Captain: Arnaud Clement

Czech Republic

Tomas Berdych

Lukas Rosol

Radek Stepanek

Jiri Vesely

Captain: Jaroslav Navratil

SWITZERLAND v ITALY

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

Switzerland

Roger Federer

Stan Wawrinka

Marco Chiudinelli

Michael Lammer

Captain: Severin Luthi

Italy

Fabio Fognini

Andreas Seppi

Paolo Lorenzi

Simone Bolelli

Captain: Corrado Barazzutti

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

INDIA v SERBIA

Venue: KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore, IND (hard – outdoor)

India

Somdev Devvarman

Yuki Bhambri

Saketh Myneni

Rohan Bopanna

Captain: Anand Amritraj

Serbia

Novak Djokovic

Dusan Lajovic

Filip Krajinovic

Nenad Zimonjic

Captain: Bogdan Obradovic

BRAZIL v SPAIN

Venue: Ginasio Estadual Geraldo Jose de Almeida, Sao Paulo, BRA (clay – indoor)

Brazil

Thomaz Bellucci

Rogerio Dutra Silva

Bruno Soares

Marcelo Melo

Captain: Joao Zwetsch

Spain

Roberto Bautista Agut

Marcel Granollers

Marc Lopez

David Marrero

Captain: Carlos Moya

ISRAEL v ARGENTINA

Venue: Sunrise Tennis Club, Sunrise, FL, USA (hard – outdoor)

Israel

Dudi Sela

Amir Weintraub

Jonathan Erlich

Andy Ram

Captain: Eyal Ran

Argentina

Leonardo Mayer

Carlos Berlocq

Juan Monaco

Horacio Zeballos

Captain: Martin Jaite

CANADA v COLOMBIA

Venue: Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Canada (hard – indoor)

Canada

Milos Raonic

Vasek Pospisil

Frank Dancevic

Daniel Nestor

Captain: Martin Laurendeau

Colombia

Santiago Giraldo

Alejandro Falla

Juan-Sebastian Cabal

Robert Farah

Captain: Mauricio Hadad

USA v SLOVAKIA

Venue: Sears Centre Arena, Chicago, IL, USA (hard – indoor)

USA

John Isner

Sam Querrey

Mike Bryan

Bob Bryan

Captain: Jim Courier

Slovakia

Martin Klizan

Lukas Lacko

Norbert Gombos

Michal Mertinak

Captain: Miloslav Mecir

AUSTRALIA v UZBEKISTAN

Venue: Cottesloe Tennis Club, Perth, AUS (grass – outdoor)

Australia

Lleyton Hewitt

Nick Kyrgios

Samuel Groth

Chris Guccione

Captain: Patrick Rafter

Uzbekistan

Denis Istomin

Farrukh Dustov

Temur Ismailov

Sanjar Fayziev

Captain: Petr Lebed

ETHERLANDS v CROATIA

Venue: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, NED (clay – indoor)

Netherlands

Robin Haase

Igor Sijsling

Thiemo de Bakker

Jean-Julien Rojer

Captain: Jan Siemerink

Croatia

Marin Cilic

Borna Coric

Franko Skugor

Marin Draganja

Captain: Zeljko Krajan

UKRAINE v BELGIUM

Venue: Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoor)

Ukraine

Sergiy Stakhovsky

Illya Marchenko

Denys Molchanov

Sergei Bubka

Captain: Mikhail Filima

Belgium

David Goffin

Ruben Bemelmans

Steve Darcis

Olivier Rochus

Captain: Johan van Herck

Topics: Bnp Paribas, Davis Cup, Tennis

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