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WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS

RUSSIA leads CZECH REPUBLIC 2-1

Venue: Small Sports Arena “Luzhniki”, Moscow (clay - indoors)

Marat Safin (RUS) d. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 67(5) 46 63 62 64

Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Igor Andreev (RUS) 63 62 64

Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. Radek Stepanek/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 36 63 75 64

Igor Andreev (RUS) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)

Marat Safin (RUS) v Radek Stepanek (CZE)

ARGENTINA leads SWEDEN 2-1

Venue: Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires (clay - outdoors)

David Nalbandian (ARG) d.Thomas Johansson (SWE) 62 57 64 62

Robin Soderling (SWE) d. Jose Acasuso (ARG) 60 64 61

Guillermo Canas/David Nalbandian (ARG) d. Jonas Bjorkman/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 75 64 64

David Nalbandian (ARG) v Robin Soderling (SWE)

Jose Acasuso (ARG) v Thomas Johansson (SWE)

SPAIN defeated GERMANY 3-0

Venue: AWD Dome, Bremen (hard - indoors)

Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Nicolas Kiefer (GER) 76(5) 60 63

David Ferrer (ESP) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 67(3) 63 64 62

Feliciano Lopez/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber/Philipp Petzschner (GER) 67(3) 76(1) 64 26 1210

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Nicolas Kiefer (GER) v David Ferrer (ESP)

USA leads FRANCE 2-0
Venue: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC (hard - indoors)

Andy Roddick (USA) d. Michael Llodra (FRA) 64 76(3) 76(5)

James Blake (USA) d, Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 76(5) 67(3) 63 36 75

Bob and Mike Bryan (USA) v Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra (FRA)

Andy Roddick (USA) v Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)

James Blake (USA) v Michael Llodra (FRA)

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND

Winners advance to World Group Play-offs in September

CROATIA leads ITALY 2-1

Venue: Sportska Dvorana Dubrovnik, Zagreb (hard – indoors)

Simone Bolelli (ITA) d. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 76 63 64

Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 62 64 75

Mario Ancic/Marin Cilic (CRO) d. Simone Bolelli/Potito Starace (ITA) 76(3) 64 16 63

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)

Mario Ancic (CRO) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)

NETHERLANDS leads MACEDONIA, F.Y.R. 2-1

Venue: Tennis Club JUG, Skopje (clay – oudoors)

Robin Haase (NED) d. Lazar Magdincev (MKD) 63 62 62

Thiemo de Bakker (NED) d. Predrag Rusevski (MKD) 57 75 61 75

Lazar Magdincev/Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Robin Haase/Peter Wessels (NED) 57 75 76(6) ret.

Predrag Rusevski (MKD) v Robin Haase (NED)

Lazar Magdincev (MKD) v Thiemo de Bakker (NED)

SWITZERLAND leads BELARUS 2-1

Venue: Football Manege, Minsk (carpet – indoors)

Stephane Bohli (SUI) d. Max Mirnyi (BLR) 64 64 76(5)

Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) 46 61 76(2) 62

Max Mirnyi/Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. Yves Allegro/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 36 63 61 62

Max Mirnyi (BLR) v Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) v Stephane Bohli (SUI)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC leads GEORGIA 2-1

Venue: Sibamac Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava (clay – indoors)

Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Lukas Lacko (SVK) 46 76(6) 36 63 1917*
Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Nodar Itonishvili (GEO) 64 64 64

Michael Mertinak/Filip Polasek (SVK) d. Nodar Itonishvili/Irakli Labadze (GEO) 63 63 75

Lukas Lacko (SVK) v Nodar Itonishvili (GEO)

Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) v Irakli Labadze (GEO)

* this is the second highest number of games in a Davis Cup rubber since the introduction of tiebreak in 1989 and the third longest final set in Davis Cup history.

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND

Winners advance to World Group Play-offs in September

CHILE leads CANADA 2-0

Venue: Estadio Nacional, Santiago (clay - outdoors)

Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d. Peter Polansky (CAN) 76(4) 76(3) 57 62

Nicolas Massu (CHI) d. Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) 36 64 64 57 63

Fernando Gonzalez/Nicolas Massu (CHI) v Daniel Nestor/Frederic Niemeyer (CAN)

Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) v Frederic Niemeyer (CAN)

Nicolas Massu (CHI) v Peter Polansky (CAN)

BRAZIL leads COLOMBIA 2-1

Venue: Tenis Clube de Sorocaba, Sorocaba (clay - outdoors)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 67(6) 46 63 64 62

Marcos Daniel (BRA) d. Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) 61 51 ret (left ankle injury)

Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa (BRA) d. Carlos Salamanca/Michael Quintero (COL) 63 63 61

Marcos Daniel (BRA) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND

Winners advance to World Group Play-offs in September

AUSTRALIA defeated THAILAND 3-0

Venue: Townsville Entertainment and Conference Centre, Townsville (hard – indoors)

Chris Guccione (AUS) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 67(3) 76(7) 46 76(6) 75

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Kirati Siributwong (THA) 60 60 61

Paul Hanley/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Weerapat Doakmaiklee/Kirati Siributwong (THA) 63 61 60

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Danai Udomchoke (THA)

Chris Guccione (AUS) v Kirati Siributwong (THA)

INDIA defeated JAPAN 3-0

Venue: RK Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi (grass – outdoors)

Rohan Bopanna (IND) d. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 76(2) 36 64 26 63

Prakash Amritraj (IND) d. Go Soeda (JPN) 46 67(5) 64 64 86

Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND) d. Satoshi Iwabushi/Takao Suzuki (JPN) 76(2) 36 63 64

Prakash Amritraj (IND) v Kei Nishikori (JPN)

Rohan Bopanna (IND) v Go Soeda (JPN)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFFS

KAZAKHSTAN leads CHINESE TAIPEI 2-1

Venue: Sport Complex Baganashil, Almaty (hard – indoors)

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Alexey Kedryuk (KAZ) 63 75 62

Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 36 63 26 64 64

Alexey Kedryuk/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) d. Ti Chen/Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 62 63 67(2) 75

Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) v Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)

Alexey Kedryuk (KAZ) v Ti Chen (TPE)

UZBEKISTAN leads PHILIPPINES 2-1

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

Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Patrick-John Tierro (PHI) 64 62 63

Cecil Mamiit (PHI) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 57 63 55 ret.

Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Cecil Mamiit/Eric Taino (PHI) 76(10) 57 61 76(4)

Cecil Mamiit (PHI) v Denis Istomin (UZB)

Patrick-John Tierro (UZB) v Farrukh Dustov (UZB)

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND

DENMARK defeated LUXEMBOURG 3-0
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Esch sur Alzette (hard – indoors)

Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Roman Margoulis (LUX) 63 61 62

Martin Pedersen (DEN) d. Philippe Grandjean (LUX) 75 36 61 61

Frederik Nielsen/Rasmus Norby (DEN) d. Philippe Grandjean/Tom Maquel (LUX) 61 63 60

Philippe Grandjean (LUX) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Roman Margoulis (LUX) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)

SOUTH AFRICA leads FINLAND 2-1

Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki (hard – indoors)

Kevin Anderson (RSA) d. Juho Paukku (FIN) 60 64 76(5)

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Rik de Voest (RSA) 64 63 75

Jeff Coetzee/Wesley Moodie (RSA) d. Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 46 61 64 62

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v Kevin Anderson (RSA)

Juho Paukku (FIN) v Rik de Voest (RSA)

HUNGARY leads ALGERIA 2-1

Venue: Office du Complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf Tennis Club, Algiers (clay – outdoors)

Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) d. Slimane Saoudi (ALG) 61 64 63

Lamine Ouahab (ALG) d. Sebo Kiss (HUN) 16 46 64 61 75

Komel Bardoczky/Robert Varga (HUN) d. Lamine Ouahab/Slimane Saoudi (ALG) 64 63 75

Lamine Ouahab (ALG) v Kornel Bardoczky (HUN)

Slimane Saoudi (ALG) v Sebo Kiss (HUN)

GREECE leads MONACO 2-1

Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin (clay – outdoors)

Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) d. Alexander Jakupovic (GRE) 63 61 61

Konstantinos Economidis (GRE) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 36 63 76(1) 75

Konstantinos Economidis/Alexander Jakupovic (GRE) d. Guillaume Couillard/Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 63 75 63

Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) v Konstantinos Economidis (GRE)

Benjamin Balleret (MON) v Alexander Jakupovic (GRE)

UKRAINE defeated EGYPT 3-0

Venue: Selena Tennis Club, Cherkasy (hard – indoors)

Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Karim Maamoun (EGY) 61 63 61

Sergei Bubka (UKR) d. Sherif Sabry (EGY) 61 76(4) 26 60

Sergei Bubka/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Karim Maamoun/Sherif Sabry (EGY) 67(4) 61 64 62

Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v Sherif Sabry (EGY)

Sergei Bubka (UKR) v Karim Maamoun (EGY)

IRELAND level with MOROCCO 1-1

Venue: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin (carpet – indoors)

Louk Sorensen (IRL) d. Mounir El Aarej (MAR) 63 26 64 62

Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) d. Conor Niland (IRL) 64 64 62

James Cluskey/Colin O’Brien (IRL) v Rabie Chaki/Reda El Amrani (MAR)

Louk Sorensen (IRL) v Younes El Aynaoui (MAR)

Conor Niland (IRL) v Mounir El Aarej (MAR)

CYPRUS level with SLOVENIA 1-1

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

Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Photos Kallias (CYP) 63 63 61

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 64 63 64

Marcos Baghdatis/Photos Kallias (CYP) v Luka Gregorc/Grega Zemlja (SLO)

Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Marko Tkalec (SLO)

Photos Kallias (CYP) v Blaz Kavcic (SLO)

PORTUGAL defeated TUNISIA 3-0

Venue: Clube de Tenis do Estoril, Estoril (clay – outdoors)

Rui Machado (POR) d. Walid Jallali (TUN) 61 61 75

Frederico Gil (POR) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 63 64 63

Frederico Gil/Leonardo Tavares (POR) v Walid Jallali/Malek Jaziri (TUN) 63 63 63

Frederico Gil (POR) v Walid Jallali (TUN)

Rui Machado (POR) v Malek Jaziri (TUN)

AMERICAS GROUP II SECOND ROUND

ECUADOR leads DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2-0
Venue: Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil (clay – outdoors)

Julio-Cesar Campozano (ECU) d. Victor Estrella (DOM) 76(9) 36 67(5) 63 64
Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Jhonson Garcia (DOM) 62 75 60
Carlos Avellan/Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) v Victor Estrella/Jhonson Garcia (DOM)
Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) v Victor Estrella (DOM)
Julio-Cesar Campozano (ECU) v Jhonson Garcia (DOM)

PARAGUAY leads BAHAMAS 2-0
Venue: National Tennis Center, Nassau (hard – outdoors)

Ramon Delgado (PAR) d. Timothy Neilly (BAH) 61 60 62
Ricardo Mena (PAR) d. Devin Mullings (BAH) 36 76(4) 64 64
Mark Knowles/Marvin Rolle (BAH) v Juan-Enrique Crosa/Juan-Carlos Ramirez (PAR)
Devin Mullings (BAH) v Ramon Delgado (PAR)
Timothy Neilly (BAH) v Ricardo Mena (PAR)

AMERICAS GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
Losers relegated to Americas Group III for 2009

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES leads BOLIVIA 2-0
Venue: S.O.V. Asiento, Emmastad, Curacao (hard – outdoors)

Romano Tatuhey (AHO) d. Mauricio Doria-Medina (BOL) 63 64 64
Alexander Blom (AHO) d. Jose-Roberto Velasco (BOL) 46 26 60 60 75
Romano Tatuhey/Martyn Van Haasteren (AHO) v Diego Camacho (BOL)/Mauricio Estivariz (BOL)
Alexander Blom (AHO) v Mauricio Doria-Medina (BOL)
Romano Tatuhey (AHO) v Jose-Roberto Velasco (BOL)

VENEZUELA level with EL SALVADOR 1-1
Venue: Ciudad Olimpica, San Juan de los Morros (hard – outdoors)

Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Roman Recarte (VEN) 63 64 63
Yhony Romero (VEN) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) 46 62 64 2-4 ret. (cramping)
Piero Luisi/Roberto Maytin (VEN) v Rafael Arevalo/Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)
Yhony Romero (VEN) v Rafael Arevalo (ESA)
Roman Recarte (VEN) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND

CHINA, P.R. leads INDONESIA 2-1
Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta (hard – outdoors)

Yan Bai (CHN) d. Ayrton Wibowo (INA) 63 61 75
Zhe Li (CHN) d. Christopher Rungkat (INA) 63 61 61
Ketut-Nesa Arta/Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Mao-Xin Gong/Zhe Li (CHN) 67(1) 64 26 63 97
Christopher Rungkat (INA) v Yan Bai (CHN)
Ayrton Wibowo (INA) v Zhe Li (CHN)

NEW ZEALAND defeated KUWAIT 3-0

Venue: Bassam Al-Motawa Tennis Center, Meshref (hard – outdoors)

Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad (KUW) 64 61 61

Jose Statham (NZL) d. Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) 63 62 63

Daniel King-Turner/G.D. Jones (NZL) d. Mohammad Ghareeb/Mohammad-Khalid Siddiq (KUW) 62 64 64

Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)

Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad (KUW) v Jose Statham (NZL)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS

Losers relegated to Asia/Oceania Group III for 2009

LEBANON leads HONG KONG, CHINA 2-1

Venue: Chinese Recreation Club, Hong Kong, (hard – outdoors)

Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) d. Jicham Zaatini (LIB) 76(2) 76(2) 67(1) 60

Karim Alayli (LIB) d. Michael Lai (HKG) 62 62 36 36 97

Karim Alayli/Jicham Zaatini (LIB) d. Adrian Montesinos/Henry So (HKG) 67(4) 46 63 76(7) 64

Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) v Karim Alayli (LIB)

Michael Lai (HKG) v Jicham Zaatinii (LIB)

OMAN defeated PACIFIC OCEANIA 3-0

Venue: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (hard – outdoors)

Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Michael Leong (POC) 61 76(3) 64

Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Juan-Sebastian Langton (POC) 75 62 46 46 62

Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Brett Baudinet/Cyril Jacobe (POC) 76(3) 57 36 76(3) 64

Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) v Michael Leong (POC)

Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) v Juan-Sebastian Langton (POC)