World Group
Sweden over Argentina 3-0
The biggest upset in my very humble opinion is Sweden taking out Argentina with barely a whimper from the mighty Argentine Davis Cup team. As mmmm8, a poster on TAT noted, what was Mancini thinking by not playing Canas in singles yesterday? Whatever it was I hope he’s got his story straight when he faces the always warm and forgiving Argentine press corps.
Germany over Belgium 3-0
R1 - T.HAAS (GER) def. K.VLIEGEN (BEL)
6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 6-2
R2 - P.KOHLSCHREIBER (GER) def. O.ROCHUS (BEL)
6-3 7-5 7-6(4)
R3 - M.KOHLMANN / A.WASKE (GER) def. C.ROCHUS / O.ROCHUS (BEL)
4-6 6-2 6-3 6-1
Patrik Kuhnen needs to get a publicist. Everyone was touting the match up between Forget and Tarpishev but I think it’s time to pay attention to what Kuhnen is doing with the German Davis Cup team. No one knows much about the players other than Tommy Haas and to a lesser extent Philipp Kohlschreiber. Everyone knows that the Rochus brothers are capable of pulling miracles out of their less than famous butts. But the Germans showed that their tennis program is not in it’s death throes as they move on to semi final play in September.
Russia vs France 2-1
The Russians got a leg up today thanks to their doubles team of Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev. Davydenko was reamed after what some saw as lackluster play in his singles match but today he’s the hero lifting Mother Russia to a 2-1 lead over the French team. Guy Forget has his work cut out for him as to who will play the singles matches tomorrow. Gasquet? Paul-Henri Mathieu? Sebastian Grosjean? As strains of “La Marseillaise” echo in the Frenchmen’s heads I say we’ll see Mathieu and Gasquet. Richard seemed a little peeved when reporters asked him how he felt being a young gun apparently getting left behind. Let’s see if he can put up or shut up.
United States vs Spain 2-0
Please see Craig’s live report for details.
Link Here
The United States is up 2-0 after Blake and Roddick did what they had to do. Now it’s up to the number one doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.
Zonal Play
Asia/Oceania Group 1 Round II
Japan 3-0 over Thailand
R1 - G.SOEDA (JPN) def. K.WACHIRAMANOWONG (THA)
6-1 6-2 6-2
R2 - T.SUZUKI (JPN) def. W.DOAKMAIKLEE (THA)
6-4 6-2 6-3
R3 - S.IWABUCHI / T.SUZUKI (JPN) def. S.RATIWATANA / S.RATIWATANA (THA)
6-3 6-4 2-6 6-4
Korea 3-0 over Uzbekistan
R1 - K.IM (KOR) def. F.DUSTOV (UZB)
6-0 6-2 4-6 7-5
R2 - H.LEE (KOR) def. D.ISTOMIN (UZB)
6-3 6-2 6-2
R3 - J.AN / W.JUN (KOR) def. F.DUSTOV / D.ISTOMIN (UZB)
6-1 6-3 6-1
America’s Zone Group 1 Round II
Peru 1-0 over Mexico
R1 - L.HORNA (PER) def. D.GARZA (MEX)
6-4 7-6(8) 2-6 6-3
R2 - I.MIRANDA (PER) v S.GONZALEZ (MEX)
6-4 3-6 6-1 5-5 Played and unfinished
R3 - L.HORNA / I.MIRANDA (PER) v J.ELIZONDO / A.RUIZ-ROSALES (MEX)
R4 - L.HORNA (PER) v S.GONZALEZ (MEX)
R5 - I.MIRANDA (PER) v D.GARZA (MEX)
Brazil 2-0 over Canada
R1 - R.MELLO (BRA) def. F.DANCEVIC (CAN)
3-6 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3 11-9
R2 - F.SARETTA (BRA) def. F.NIEMEYER (CAN)
6-4 6-7(6) 6-2 6-1
R3 - G.KUERTEN / A.SA (BRA) v D.NESTOR / F.NIEMEYER (CAN)
R4 - F.SARETTA (BRA) v F.DANCEVIC (CAN)
R5 - R.MELLO (BRA) v F.NIEMEYER (CAN)
Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 Round II
Slovak Republic over Macedonia 3-0
R1 - M.MERTINAK (SVK) def. L.MAGDINCEV (MKD)
6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
R2 - D.HRBATY (SVK) def. P.RUSEVSKI (MKD)
6-2 6-3 6-3
R3 - D.HRBATY / M.MERTINAK (SVK) def. L.MAGDINCEV / P.RUSEVSKI (MKD)
6-2 6-1 6-2
Israel 3-0 over Italy
R1 - D.SELA (ISR) def. A.SEPPI (ITA)
6-3 7-5 1-6 3-6 6-3
R2 - N.OKUN (ISR) def. S.BOLELLI (ITA)
7-5 7-5 6-4
R3 - J.ERLICH / A.RAM (ISR) def. D.BRACCIALI / P.STARACE (ITA)
6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Serbia 3-0 over Georgia
R1 - N.DJOKOVIC (SRB) def. G.CHANTOURIA (GEO)
6-1 5-0 – Retired
R2 - J.TIPSAREVIC (SRB) def. L.CHIKHLADZE (GEO)
6-4 6-4 7-5
R3 - I.BOZOLJAC / N.ZIMONJIC (SRB) def. L.CHIKHLADZE / G.KHRIKADZE (GEO)
7-5 6-4 6-3
Great Britain 3-0 over The Netherlands
R1 - A.MURRAY (GBR) def. R.SLUITER (NED)
6-3 7-5 6-2
R2 - T.HENMAN (GBR) def. R.HAASE (NED)
7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)
R3 - J.MURRAY / G.RUSEDSKI (GBR) def. R.HAASE / R.WASSEN (NED)
6-1 3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
Zonal Results
Again a surprising number of 3-0 victories. Also quite a few ties only got one or two rubbers in.
GROUP I FIRST ROUND RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
Winners remain in Group I, losers compete in second round relegation play-off in September
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE
Chinese Taipei 2-1 over China, P.R.
R1 - Y.LU (TPE) def. P.SUN (CHN)
3-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2
R2 - Y.WANG (TPE) def. X.YU (CHN)
6-3 6-2 6-4
R3 - X.YU / S.ZENG (CHN) def. T.CHEN / C.YI (TPE)
7-6(7) 4-6 7-5 6-3
R4 - Y.LU (TPE) v X.YU (CHN)
R5 - Y.WANG (TPE) v P.SUN (CHN)
India 2-1 over Kazakhstan
R1 - R.BOPANNA (IND) def. D.MAKEYEV (KAZ)
6-2 6-1 6-2
R2 - A.KEDRYUK (KAZ) def. K.RASTOGI (IND)
6-4 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)
R3 - R.BOPANNA / L.PAES (IND) def. A.KEDRYUK / D.MAKEYEV (KAZ)
6-2 6-2 6-2
R4 - A.KEDRYUK (KAZ) v R.BOPANNA (IND)
R5 - D.MAKEYEV (KAZ) v K.RASTOGI (IND)
GROUP II FIRST ROUND TIES
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE
Morocco 2-1 over Denmark
R1 - R.CHAKI (MAR) def. F.NIELSEN (DEN)
6-4 6-2 6-3
R2 - Y.EL AYNAOUI (MAR) def. R.NORBY (DEN)
6-0 6-3 6-4
R3 - F.NIELSEN / R.NORBY (DEN) def. R.CHAKI / M.EL AAREJ (MAR)
4-6 6-2 7-6(6) 6-3
R4 - Y.EL AYNAOUI (MAR) v F.NIELSEN (DEN)
R5 - R.CHAKI (MAR) v R.NORBY (DEN)
Estonia 2-1 over Slovenia
R1 - G.ZEMLJA (SLO) def. J.ZOPP (EST)
4-6 6-4 7-6(3) 6-3
R2 - M.KUNNAP (EST) def. M.TKALEC (SLO)
7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(10) 7-6(5)
R3 - M.KUNNAP / J.ZOPP (EST) def. L.GREGORC / G.ZEMLJA (SLO)
6-2 3-6 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
R4 - M.KUNNAP (EST) v G.ZEMLJA (SLO)
R5 - J.ZOPP (EST) v M.TKALEC (SLO)
Ukraine 2-1 over Greece
R1 - S.STAKHOVSKY (UKR) def. A.JAKUPOVIC (GRE)
6-3 6-1 6-2
R2 - K.ECONOMIDIS (GRE) def. S.BUBKA (UKR)
6-3 6-2 6-4
R3 - S.STAKHOVSKY / O.TERESHCHUK (UKR) def. K.ECONOMIDIS / A.JAKUPOVIC (GRE)
6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
R4 - K.ECONOMIDIS (GRE) v S.STAKHOVSKY (UKR)
R5 - A.JAKUPOVIC (GRE) v S.BUBKA (UKR)
Poland 3-0 over Nigeria
R1 - L.KUBOT (POL) def. J.IGBINOVIA (NGR)
6-3 6-2 7-6(4)
R2 - D.OLEJNICZAK (POL) def. A.BABALOLA (NGR)
6-1 6-4 6-3
R3 - M.FYRSTENBERG / M.MATKOWSKI (POL) def. A.BABALOLA / J.IGBINOVIA (NGR)
7-6(4) 7-5 4-6 6-1
Latvia 3-0 over Bulgaria
R1 - A.JUSKA (LAT) def. T.ENEV (BUL)
6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 7-6(3)
R2 - E.GULBIS (LAT) def. I.TRAYKOV (BUL)
6-3 6-2 6-3
R3 - E.GULBIS / D.PAVLOVS (LAT) def. I.KUSHEV / I.TRAYKOV (BUL)
7-5 6-4 6-2
Finland 2-1 over Cyprus
R1 - M.BAGHDATIS (CYP) def. J.PAUKKU (FIN)
6-3 6-3 7-6(3)
R2 - J.NIEMINEN (FIN) def. P.KALLIAS (CYP)
6-1 6-3 6-1
R3 - T.KETOLA / J.NIEMINEN (FIN) def. M.BAGHDATIS / P.KALLIAS (CYP)
4-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-3
R4 - M.BAGHDATIS (CYP) v J.NIEMINEN (FIN)
R5 - P.KALLIAS (CYP) v J.PAUKKU (FIN)
Monaco 3-0 over Algeria
R1 - B.BALLERET (MON) def. A.HAMEURLAINE (ALG)
6-3 6-2 6-2
R2 - J.LISNARD (MON) def. S.SAOUDI (ALG)
7-5 6-4 6-4
R3 - G.COUILLARD / J.LISNARD (MON) def. A.HAMEURLAINE / S.SAOUDI (ALG)
6-3 7-5 6-7(6) 6-2
Hungary 3-0 over Norway
R1 - K.BARDOCZKY (HUN) def. F.SLETTING-JOHNSEN (NOR)
4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 7-5
R2 - S.KISS (HUN) def. S.BORETTI (NOR)
7-6(5) 6-2 1-6 3-6 6-1
R3 - K.BARDOCZKY / G.KISGYORGY (HUN) def. S.BORETTI / F.SLETTING-JOHNSEN (NOR)
4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-2
GROUP II SECOND ROUND TIES
Winners advance to final in September, losers remain in Group II in 2008
AMERICAS ZONE
Uruguay 2-0 over Ecuador
R1 - M.FELDER (URU) def. C.AVELLAN (ECU)
6-3 6-1 6-3
R2 - P.CUEVAS (URU) def. J.CAMPOZANO (ECU)
7-6(11) 6-3 6-3
R3 - M.VILARRUBI / M.FELDER (URU) v C.AVELLAN / J.DURANGO (ECU)
R4 - P.CUEVAS (URU) v C.AVELLAN (ECU)
R5 - M.FELDER (URU) v J.CAMPOZANO (ECU)
Paraguay 1-0 over Dominican Republic
R1 - R.DELGADO (PAR) def. H.ESTRELLA (DOM)
6-0 6-0 6-1
R2 - G.RAMIREZ (PAR) v V.ESTRELLA (DOM)
4-6 Played and unfinished
R3 - R.DELGADO / F.RODRIGUEZ (PAR) v H.ESTRELLA / V.ESTRELLA (DOM)
R4 - R.DELGADO (PAR) v V.ESTRELLA (DOM)
R5 - G.RAMIREZ (PAR) v H.ESTRELLA (DOM)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE
Philippines 3-0 over New Zealand
R1 - C.MAMIIT (PHI) def. J.STATHAM (NZL)
6-4 6-4 6-4
R2 - E.TAINO (PHI) def. S.REA (NZL)
6-1 6-2 6-4
R3 - C.MAMIIT / E.TAINO (PHI) def. D.KING-TURNER / S.REA (NZL)
5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 6-2
Kuwait 2-1 over Indonesia
R1 - M.GHAREEB (KUW) def. P.SIMPATIAJI (INA)
7-6(7) 7-5 7-5
R2 - E.SIE (INA) def. A.MUHAMMAD (KUW)
6-3 6-1 6-0
R3 - M.GHAREEB / M.SIDDIQ (KUW) def. S.SUWANDI / B.WIRYAWAN (INA)
6-7(3) 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
R4 - M.GHAREEB (KUW) v E.SIE (INA)
R5 - A.MUHAMMAD (KUW) v P.SIMPATIAJI (INA)
GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
Winners remain in Group II in 2008, losers relegated to Group III in 2008
AMERICAS ZONE
Netherlands Antilles 2-0 over Jamaica
R1 - J.ROJER (AHO) def. D.JOHNSON (JAM)
6-1 6-2 6-2
R2 - R.WINKLAAR (AHO) def. R.RUSSELL (JAM)
3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2
R3 - D.JOHNSON / R.RUSSELL (JAM) v R.BEHR / J.ROJER (AHO)
R4 - R.RUSSELL (JAM) v J.ROJER (AHO)
R5 - D.JOHNSON (JAM) v R.WINKLAAR (AHO)
El Salvador 1 Cuba 1
R1 - R.AREVALO-GONZALEZ (ESA) def. L.CUELLAR-CONTRERAS (CUB)
6-1 5-7 6-4 6-3
R2 - E.HERNANDEZ-PEREZ (CUB) def. M.AREVALO (ESA)
6-4 3-6 6-4 2-0 – Retired
R3 - M.AREVALO / R.AREVALO-GONZALEZ (ESA) v L.CUELLAR-CONTRERAS / S.MARTINEZ-BREIJO (CUB)
R4 - R.AREVALO-GONZALEZ (ESA) v E.HERNANDEZ-PEREZ (CUB)
R5 - M.AREVALO (ESA) v L.CUELLAR-CONTRERAS (CUB)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE
Pakistan 2-1 over Pacific Oceania
R1 - A.KHAN (PAK) def. J.LANGTON (POC)
6-3 6-3 2-6 6-2
R2 - M.LEONG (POC) def. J.KHAN (PAK)
6-1 6-1 6-1
R3 - A.KHAN / S.KHAN (PAK) def. B.BAUDINET / W.NOTT (POC)
5-7 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-3
R4 - M.LEONG (POC) v A.KHAN (PAK)
R5 - J.LANGTON (POC) v J.KHAN (PAK)
Hong Kong, China 2-1 over Iran
R1 - X.LAI (HKG) def. A.SHAHGHOLI (IRI)
6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3
R2 - H.YU (HKG) def. A.SHOKOOFI (IRI)
6-4 7-6(2) 7-5
R3 - A.SHAHGHOLI / A.SHOKOOFI (IRI) def. H.SO / H.YU (HKG)
6-3 6-4 6-2
R4 - A.SHAHGHOLI (IRI) v H.YU (HKG)
R5 - A.SHOKOOFI (IRI) v X.LAI (HKG)
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