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Former South African standouts Abe Segal and Gordon Forbes are less than pleased that Tennis South Africa has surrendered its right to stage its Davis Cup World Group play-off against Canada. Tennis Canada has accepted the right to host the September tie at an undetermined location
"It seems that clay suits you very well now. What were your feelings on that surface?" "Yes, I like playing on clay. I played three of the best matches I have all year on clay. So it's a surface that I enjoy playing on, a surface that I think I can do very well on."
"Talk about John's play today. We're you surprised?" "No, I'm not surprised the way John played all weekend. He played very close to his maximum at the moment. That's what it was going to take to beat this team. All the of today's match was exceptional, I thought better than even on Friday."
World No. 7 Tomas Berdych led the Czech Republic into the Davis Cup semi-finals after winning his third match of the weekend on Sunday. Having won in singles on Friday and teamed with Radek Stepanek for victory on Saturday, the 26 year old gave his team an unassailable 3-1 lead by edging Janko Tipsarevic 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 7-6(7).
World No. 5 David Ferrer secured defending champion Spain’s place in the Davis Cup semi-finals on Sunday as he defeated Austria’s Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 to give the host nation a 3-1 lead. Austria had rallied from a 2-0 deficit by winning Saturday’s doubles, but could not prevent Spain from wrapping up a 23rd consecutive home win in Davis Cup competition.
The United States advances to the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals where they will face Spain, Sept. 14-16 (the week after the US Open). It will be the third straight match on the road this year for the U.S. and the seventh time in the past eight matches that the U.S. is away.
Here are ALL of the draws for the World Group quarterfinal and zone group draws of the Davis Cup, so come and see who your favorite players are up against, as the largest international team competition continues.
Check out the order of play for the upcoming Davis Cup matches between France and the United States; France and the U.S. have been longtime Davis Cup rivals and the first match begins with Ryan Harrison vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal competition against France in Monaco, this weekend, with live and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays Friday through Sunday. John Isner, World No. 11, leads a U.S. team of tennis up-and-comer Ryan Harrison and top-ranked doubles brothers Bob and Mike Bryan against France's World No. 6, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) has selected the tourist resort of Marina d’Or in Oropesa del Mar, Castellon as the venue for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal tie between Spain and Austria that will take place on 6-8 April. The Marina d’Or resort, built on the shores of the Costa del Azahar in the Mediterranean sea, is home to the biggest sea water spa in Europe.
Canada booked their place in men’s World Group 2 and Chile secured their spot in the women’s World Group for the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Seoul, Korea after both teams progressed from last week’s Americas qualification event in Mexico City.
The blockbuster Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal between France and USA will be staged in the idyllic setting of the Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune- Cap-Martin, France on 6-8 April. It’s the first time that France have played a Davis Cup tie at the venue, which will also host the Masters-1000 event a fortnight later.
British captain Leon Smith doesn’t need reminding his prime asset is Andy Murray but after serving as the world no.4’s junior coach for five years he knows him well enough to demand an early indication about availability about for the next round in April, which could put his side within one match of a return to the elite World Group.
The ITF’s Davis Cup Supporter Survey which is designed to learn more about the people who make Davis Cup special - the fans - will close on February 22nd. The ITF is encouraging all Davis Cup fans to spare a few minutes and complete the survey on the official Davis Cup websites.
We were expecting great things from the Swiss at this year’s first round tie of the Davis Cup, especially with Roger Federer’s long awaited return to the Davis Cup. Little was expected of the U.S. team. Both expectations were proved wrong over the last several days.
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