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WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS


CZECH REPUBLIC v ARGENTINA
Venue: CEZ Arena, Ostrava (hard - indoors)

Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Juan Monaco (ARG)
Ivo Minar (CZE) v Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)
Lukas Dlouhy/Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Juan Martin del Potro/Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)
Ivo Minar (CZE) v Juan Monaco (ARG)

CROATIA v USA
Venue: Sportska Dvorana « Zatika », Porec (clay - indoors)

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v James Blake (USA)
Marin Cilic (CRO) v Mardy Fish (USA)
Ivo Karlovic/Lovro Zovko (CRO) v Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA)
Marin Cilic (CRO) v James Blake (USA)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Mardy Fish (USA)

ISRAEL v RUSSIA
Venue: Nokia Stadium, Tel Aviv (hard – indoors)

Harel Levy (ISR) v Igor Andreev (RUS)
Dudi Sela (ISR) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) v Igor Kunitsyn/Marat Safin (RUS)
Dudi Sela (ISR) v Igor Andreev (RUS)
Harel Levy (ISR) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

SPAIN v GERMANY
Venue: Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus, Marbella (clay - outdoors)

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Andreas Beck (GER)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
Feliciano Lopez/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Nicolas Kiefer/Mischa Zverev (GER)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) v Andreas Beck (GER)


EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFFS

BELARUS v F.Y.R. MACEDONIA
Venue: Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk (hard – outdoors)

Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) v Dimitar Grabuloski (MKD)
Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) v Lazar Magdincev (MKD)
Alexander Bury/Max Mirnyi (BLR) v Dimitar Grabuloski/Lazar Magdincev (MKD)
Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) v Dimitar Grabuloski (MKD)
Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) v Lazar Magdincev (MKD)


AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFFS

PERU v CANADA
Venue: Club Lawn Tennis De La Exposicion, Lima (clay – outdoors)

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ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFFS

THAILAND v KAZAKHSTAN
Venue: National Tennis Development Centre (LTAT), Nonthaburi (hard – outdoors)

Perakiat Siriluethaiwattana (THA) v Andrey Golubev (KAZ)
Kittiphong Wachiramanowong (THA) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) v Alexey Kedryuk/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ)
Kittiphong Wachiramanowong (THA) v Andrey Golubev (KAZ)
Perakiat Siriluethaiwattana (THA) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)

KOREA, REP. v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: Chuncheon Tennis Park, Chuncheon city (hard – outdoors)

Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) v Mai-Xin Gong (CHN)
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) v Shao-Xuan Zeng (CHN)
Yong-Kyu Lim/Jae-Min Seol (KOR) v Shao-Xuan Zeng/Ze Zhang (CHN)
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) v Mao-Xin Gong (CHN)
Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) v Shao-Xuan Zeng (CHN)


EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND

SLOVENIA v LITHUANIA
Venue: TK Krka Otocec, Otocec (clay – outdoors)

Grega Zemlja (SLO) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Blaz Kavcic (SLO) v Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU)
Andrej Kracman/Grega Zemlja (SLO) v. Ricardas Berankis/Vadim Pinko (LTU)
Blaz Kavcic (SLO) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Grega Zemlja (SLO) v Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU)

BULGARIA v LATVIA
Venue: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv (clay – outdoors)

Tihomir Grozdanov (BUL) v Andis Juska (LAT)
Todor Enev (BUL) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
Tihomir Grozdanov/Ivaylo Traykov (BUL) v Ernests Gulbis/Deniss Pavlovs (LAT)
Tihomir Grozdanov (BUL) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
Todor Enev (BUL) v Andis Juska (LAT)

FINLAND v MONACO
Venue: Kirkkopuiston Tenniskentat, Naantali (clay – outdoors)

Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Benjamin Ballaret (MON)
Henri Kontinen (FIN) v Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON)
Harri Heliovaara/Henri Kontinen (FIN) v Guillaume Couillard/Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON)
Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON)
Henri Kontinen (FIN) v Benjamin Balleret (MON)

CYPRUS v IRELAND
Venue: National Tennis Center, Nicosia (hard – outdoors)

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Louk Sorensen (IRL)
Photos Kallias (CYP) v Conor Niland (IRL)
Marcos Baghdatis/Photos Kallias (CYP) v James McGee/Colin O’Brien (IRL)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Conor Niland (IRL)
Photos Kallias (CYP) v Louk Sorensen (IRL)


EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

EGYPT v GEORGIA
Venue: El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo (clay – outdoors)

Karim Maamoun (EGY) v George Khrikadze (GEO)
Sherif Sabry (EGY) v Nodar Itonishvili (GEO)
Karim Maamoun/Sherif Sabry (EGY) v Nodar Itonishvili/George Khrikadze (GEO)
Karim Maamoun (EGY) v Nodar Itonishvili (GEO)
Sherif Sabry (EGY) v George Khrikadze (GEO)

HUNGARY v MOLDOVA
Venue: Godollo Kiskastely, Godollo (clay – outdoors)

Attila Balazs (HUN) v Radu Albot (MDA)
Denes Lukacs (HUN) v Andrei Gorban (MDA)
Kornel Bardoczky/Robert Varga (HUN) v Andrei Ciumac/Andrei Gorban (MDA)
Attila Balazs (HUN) v Andrei Gorban (MDA)
Denes Lukacs (HUN) v Radu Albot (MDA)

DENMARK v MONTENEGRO
Venue: Lyngby Tennisklub, Lyngby (clay – outdoors)

Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v Goran Tosic (MNE)
Martin Pedersen (DEN) v Daniel Danilovic (MNE)
Frederik Nielsen/Martin Pedersen (DEN) v Daniel Danilovic/Goran Tosic (MNE)
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) v Daniel Danilovic (MNE)
Martin Pedersen (DEN) v Goran Tosic (MNE)

ALGERIA v PORTUGAL
Venue: Office des Parc Omnisport Wilaya d'Oran, Oran (clay – outdoors)

Valentin Rahmine (ALG) v Rui Machado (POR)
Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) v Frederico Gil (POR)
Abdelhak Hameurlaine/Valentin Rahmine (ALG) v Frederico Gil/Leonardo Tavares (POR)
Valentin Rahmine (ALG) v Frederico Gil (POR)
Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) v Rui Machado (POR)


AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND

VENEZUELA v MEXICO
Venue: Complejo de Tenis Vereda del Lago, Maracaibo (hard – outdoors)

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC v PARAGUAY
Venue: San Diego Campo Club, San Francisco de Macoris (clay – outdoors)

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AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES v JAMAICA
Venue: S.O.V. Asiento, Curacao (hard – outdoors)

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BAHAMAS v GUATEMALA
Venue: National Tennis Center, Nassau (hard – outdoors)

Devin Mullings (BAH) v Julien Uriguen (GUA)
Timothy Neilly (BAH) v Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA)
Bjorn Munroe/Marvin Rolle (BAH) v Cristian Paiz/Sebastian Vidal (GUA)
Devin Mullings (BAH) v Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA)
Timothy Neilly (BAH) v Julien Uriguen (GUA)


ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND

PHILIPPINES v PAKISTAN
Venue: Philippine Columbian Association, Manila (clay – indoors)

Treat Conrad Huey (PHI) v Aqeel Khan (PAK)
Cecil Mamiit (PHI) v Jalil Khan (PAK)
Francis Casey Alcantara/Patrick-John Tierro (PHI) v Jalil Khan/Jibran Mohammadi (PAK)
Cecil Mamiit (PHI) v Aqeel Khan (PAK)
Treat Conrad Huey (PHI) v Jalil Khan (PAK)

NEW ZEALAND v INDONESIA
Venue: Perry Arena Indoor Stadium, Hamilton (hard - indoors)

Daniel King-Turner (NZL) v Sunu-Wahya Trijati (INA)
Jose Statham (NZL) v Christopher Rungkat (INA)
Daniel King-Turner/G.D. Jones (NZL) v Ketut-Nesa Arta/Ayrton Wibowo (INA)
Daniel King-Turner (NZL) v Christopher Rungkat (INA)
Jose Statham (NZL) v Sunu-Wahya Trijati (INA)


ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

HONG KONG CHINA v OMAN
Venue: Chinese Recreation Club, Hong Kong (hard – outdoors)

Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) v Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA)
Martin Sayer (HKG) v Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA)
Brian Hung/Cheuk-Wai Hui (HKG) v Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA)
Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) v Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA)
Martin Sayer (HKG) v Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA)

MALAYSIA v KUWAIT
Venue: National Tennis Center, Kuala Lumpur (hard – indoors)

Yew-Ming Si (MAS) v Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad (KUW)
Razlan Rawi (MAS) v Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW)
Yew-Ming Si/Selvam Veerasingam (MAS) v Mohammad Ghareeb/Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad (KUW)
Yew-Ming Si (MAS) v Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW)
Razlan Rawi (MAS) v Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad (KUW)

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PMAC


Bob Bryan and Mardy Fish


James Blake


James Blake and Mardy Fish


Ivo Karlovic, Marin Cilic, Lovro Zovko, Roko Karanusic and team’s captain Goran Prpic

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Bob and Mike Bryan, captain Patrick McEnroe, Mardy Fish and James Blake


Ivo and Mardy


Marin and Mardy


Marin and Blake


Ivo and Blake

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Czech national team (L to R) Tomas Berdych, Radek Stepanek, Ivo Minar, Lukas Dlouhy and coach Jaroslav Navratil


Argentina's Davis Cup Team l-r Juan Monaco, Leonardo Mayer, Jose Acasuso, Juan Martin del Potro and Tito Vasquez

[freddystone]

I never realized how much Del Potro looks like Lurch.

Did someone slip Dr. Ivo a sleeping pill?

[freddystone]

You rang?

Yes, that's good. But I was thinking more about the Lurch in the remake.

[tarmpriopay]

I never realized how much Del Potro looks like Lurch.

Did someone slip Dr. Ivo a sleeping pill?

You rang?

[ManituIKOL]

I love how the Croatian team is arranged from tallest to shortest. Monaco's really getting shaggy, like Acasuso used to be.

[LkEHaduy]

so... Andreas Beck was getting more or less killed in the first set by Verdasco (losing 0:6, winning just one return point and 6 pts overall), finally holds serve in the second set to 1-all and it's been a different match since. Verdasco seemed to all the sudden get nervous and started hitting more and more errors, while Beck started to play some courageous tennis. The result? one break for Beck to go up 3:2 and another one to take the set 6:3.

So now that we have a match, the TV station decides to quit tennis to show Formula One PRACTISE.

[berdyanskdotsu]

so... Andreas Beck was getting more or less killed in the first set by Verdasco (losing 0:6, winning just one return point and 6 pts overall), finally holds serve in the second set to 1-all and it's been a different match since. Verdasco seemed to all the sudden get nervous and started hitting more and more errors, while Beck started to play some courageous tennis. The result? one break for Beck to go up 3:2 and another one to take the set 6:3.

So now that we have a match, the TV station decides to quit tennis to show Formula One PRACTISE.

And Beck takes the third in the tie-break. He is hitting some amazing angled shots.

Fernando

[9V42h1eT]

And Beck takes the third in the tie-break. He is hitting some amazing angled shots.

Fernando

Hot sauce is back

[AssinHT]

Hott Sauce and Harel Levy win their rubber for Spain and Israel.

[freddystone]

Don't wanna jinx poor Dudi, but Israel is one set away from being virtually guaranteed to make the Davis Cup semis!

[AssinHT]

Don't wanna jinx poor Dudi, but Israel is one set away from being virtually guaranteed to make the Davis Cup semis!

Erlich and Ram going tomorrow to put the nail on the Russian coffin if Sela wins.

[freddystone]

Erlich and Ram going tomorrow to put the nail on the Russian coffin if Sela wins.

Dudi did it! After coming back from a break down in the fourth! Crap. I wanted to pick Israel so badly, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

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Meanwhile, are we taking bets whether Berdych is going to hold on to his match?

[goolen4you]

Any idea on why the Czechs decided to have Minar play singles instead of Stepanek?

[LkEHaduy]

GREAT match from Philipp to level the tie at 1-all after the first day

[altosburg]

Any idea on why the Czechs decided to have Minar play singles instead of Stepanek?

A national beautification project?

[sueplydup]

James and Ivo look to be heading to a fourth set tie-break. I'd like James to close it out here rather than end up in a fifth set hell.

[Mjypksun]

GREAT match from Philipp to level the tie at 1-all after the first day

Philipp seems to play well at Davis Cup, TinaMarie.

The doubles match will be huge tomorrow. I think Philipp could beat Verdasco on clay, but I'm not so sure about Beck's chances against Tommy. If the Germans can go up 2-1 after tomorrow, I think they win the tie.