THE LATEST TENNIS NEWS – DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS RESULTS – 18 SEPTEMBER 2015, DAY ONE

Written by: Staff on 18th September 2015

THE LATEST TENNIS NEWS - DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS RESULTS - 18 SEPTEMBER 2015, DAY ONE

epa04936821 Supporters cheer during the Davis Cup singles match Andy Murray of Britain against Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia in Glasgow, Britain, 18 September 2015. EPA/ROBERT PERRY |

DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS RESULTS

18 September 2015

The ITF has announced the latest results 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

Stanislas ‘Stan’ Wawrinka of Switzerland in action against Thiemo De Bakker of the Netherlands during the first single match of the Davis Cup World Group Play-off round match between Switzerland and Netherlands at the Palexpo, in Geneva, Switzerland, 18 September 2015. EPA/SALVATORE DI NOLFI

Chilean tennis player Hans Podlipnik in action against Venezuelan player Jordi Munoz Abreu, during a Davids Cup Tennis match between Chile and Venezuela in the American Group II, at the court of the Palestinian Club, in Santiago de Chile, Chile, 18 September 2015. EPA/FELIPE TRUEBA

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINAL

GREAT BRITAIN level with AUSTRALIA 1-1

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

Andy Murray (GBR) d. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 63 60 63

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Daniel Evans (GBR) 63 76(2) 67(4) 64

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 level with ARGENTINA 1-1

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

David Goffin (BEL) d. Federico Delbonis (ARG) 75 76(3) 63

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 76(5) 76(1) 46 63

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 level with CZECH REPUBLIC 1-1

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

Lukas Rosol (CZE) d. Yuki Bhambri (IND) 62 61 75

Somdev Devvarman (IND) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 76(3) 64 63

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 leads NETHERLANDS 2-0

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

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 26 63 46 63 75

Roger Federer (SUI) d. Jesse Huta Galung (NED) 63 64 63

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 level with ITALY 1-1

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

Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 76(2) 61 63

Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 76(8) 62 62

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 level with USA 1-1

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

Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Steve Johnson (USA) 61 36 76(5) 67(3) 75

Jack Sock (USA) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 75 63 62

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 level with JAPAN 1-1

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

Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Taro Daniel (JPN) 64 63 36 16 64

Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Alejandro Falla (COL) 76(3) 76(1) 75

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 level with GERMANY 1-1

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

Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Dustin Brown (GER) 64 57 76(3) 76(5)

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) 61 63 61

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

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

Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) v Dustin Brown (GER)

BRAZIL leads CROATIA 1-0

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

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Mate Delic (CRO) 61 64 36 64

Joao Souza (BRA) v Borna Coric (CRO) 46 67(5) 1-4 play suspended due to rain

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 level with SLOVAKIA 1-1

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

Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Michal Przysiezny (POL) 64 64 64

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Norbert Gombos (SVK) 76(1) 64 67(5) 62

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-OFFS

SPAIN leads DENMARK 2-0

Venue: Odense Idrætshal, , DEN (hard – indoor)

Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Mikael Torpegaard (DEN) 64 63 62

David Ferrer (ESP) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 61 75 62

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 level with UKRAINE 1-1

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

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Vladyslav Manafov (UKR) 64 62 62

Illya Marchenko (UKR) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 60 61 67(5) 46 63

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

CHINA, P.R. leads THAILAND 2-0

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

Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Warit Sornbutnark (THA) 61 60 60

Di Wu (CHN) d. Pruchya Isarow (THA) 76(6) 62 62

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 level with ECUADOR 1-1

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

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

Emilio Gomez (ECU) d. Haydn Lewis (BAR) 61 76(1) 64

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-OFFS

PORTUGAL level with BELARUS 1-1

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

Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Joao Sousa (POR) 06 16 62 62 64

Gastao Elias (POR) d. Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) 63 76(3) 75

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)

HUNGARY leads BULGARIA 2-0

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

Peter Nagy (HUN) d. Dimitar Kutrovsky (BUL) 64 60 63

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) 63 61 61

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 level with CHINESE TAIPEI 1-1

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

Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Jui-Chen Hung (TPE) 57 64 61 64

Jimmy Wang (TPE) d. Samir Iftikhar (PAK) 63 62 60

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 leads VENEZUELA 2-0

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

Gonzalo Lama (CHI) d. Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) 64 61 75

Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Jordi Munoz-Abreu (VEN) 64 63 63

Christian Garin/Juan Carlos Saez (CHI) v Luis David Martinez (VEN)

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

Gonzalo Lama (CHI) v Jordi Munoz-Abreu (VEN)

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