A dazzling display on the water from Alina Kornelli (GER) ensured she remains top of the Girl’s Kiteboarding fleet at the Youth Olympic Sailing Competition at Club Nautico San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. With lighter windspeeds than the previous day, all three classes were able to race. Windsurfing reverted back to fleet racing, and though […]
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The American Olympic Qualification Event get underway in ten days time, with a record number of 241 boxers from 34 countries registered for the tournament in Buenos Aires from 11-19 March in Predio Ferial la Rural de Palermo venue. In all, 25 men’s and 5 women’s quota places for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be confirmed at the end of 11 days of boxing in the Argentina’s capital.
“It is moments like these for our boxers that bring their years of dedication and training into focus. The Olympic dream is a unique driving force for athletes and with 60 places at Rio 2016 already taken up, there is no doubt that the race for the remaining spots between so many brilliant athletes from this famous boxing continent will be thrilling”, said AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu.
Top US women’s boxer Claressa Shields has won all of her major competitions since the London 2012 Olympic Games, and the reigning Olympic, AIBA Women’s World, American Confederation and Pan-American Champion now has her sights firmly set on Rio 2016, along with Canada’s Pan-American Games winners Mandy Bujold and Caroline Veyre.
With six boxers already confirmed for Rio, Cuba’s men’s team will only have four representatives in Buenos Aires, all of them stars of the Domadores WSB franchise: reigning Olympic champions Roniel Iglesias and Robeisy Ramirez, Erislandy Savon and Leinier Pero.
There is great expectation on the shoulders of rising US stars Shakur Stevenson and Antonio Vargas, while the Argentine fans will want to get behind their medal hopes Yamil Peralta, Alberto Palmetta and APB star Alberto Melian. WSB stars Yoel Finol of Venezuela and Carlos Andres Mina from Ecuador will also be among the favourites to qualify, while Costa Rica pins its hopes on flyweight David Alejandro Jimenez, the first boxer from the country ever to win a medal at the AIBA World Championships.
“The strength of the field in Buenos Aires speaks volumes about the quality of boxing on our continent as we go into this important Olympic year. There are potential gold medal winners in every squad, but it is a long journey to becoming Olympic champion with a lot of bouts to win, starting here in ten days’ time”, said American Confederation President Osvaldo Rafael Bisbal.
Argentina Condors scored their first WSB win of Season VI as they edged past Venezuela Caciques in spectacular fashion in Buenos Aires on Friday night. With the match tied at 2-2 going in to the final bout, Kevin Espindola kept his cool to deliver a match-winning performance, delighting the home fans.
It was the Condors’ Christian Roda who set the tone from the opening contest, stepping up against Caciques’ AMBC American Confederation Champion Yoel Finol. The Venezuelan looked to be in control in the early exchanges, but after knocking down the southpaw mid-way through the third round, Roda’s confidence visibly grew, and he powered through to take the first bout and give the hosts an unlikely advantage.
The lead was cancelled out when Brian Ivan Nunez defeated the hosts’ 20-year-old lightweight Luis Angel Cabrera. Having lost to Cabrera in Season V, Nunez was in no mood for a repeat showing, and his attacking style brought Caciques back on level terms.
The most hotly anticipated contest of the evening came in the third bout, with the experienced WSB welterweights Alberto Ignacio Palmetta and Gabriel Maestre both looking to give their sides the advantage. Southpaw Palmetta started well against Venezuela’s Pan-American Games champion, and as Maestre came back strongly the Argentinian reacted brilliantly, raising the tempo and delivering a vital win for the Condors.
It was a timely introduction for Caciques’ in-form light heavyweight Albert Ramon Ramirez, who won five out of his six bouts during last season’s campaign and never looked in trouble against Argentina’s Sergio Lebensztajn, levelling the tie at 2-2. Step forward the hosts’ Kevin Espindola who, at thirteen years younger than his opponent Edgar Munoz, boxed like a man with nothing to lose. Controlling the tempo from the outset, the Condors’ super heavyweight delivered a boxing master class to the delight of the home fans, landing enough strong punches to bring a precious win for the Argentine team in the capital.
In Group C’s all South American WSB clash on Friday night, Caciques de Venezuela travel to Buenos Aires looking to build on their opening round victory against Rafako Hussars Poland last weekend with a win over Argentina Condors.
The Condors will need to produce their best form if they are to secure a result from their first match of Season VI against a confident Venezuelan side, and the honour of opening up the evening’s proceedings will fall to flyweight Christian ‘La Joyita’ Roda as he faces Caciques’ 19 year-old American Confederation champion Yoel Finol.
The hosts’ lightweight boxer Brian Ivan Nunez follows Roda into the ring, and will be eager to exact revenge on Venezuela’s 20-year-old Luis Angel Cabrera, who defeated the Argentine in Season V.
The most highly anticipated bout of the match then comes between the two experienced WSB welterweight boxers Alberto Ignacio Palmetta and Gabriel Maestre. The Condors’ Palmetta, who has been training with coach Jorge Ochenduszka in the KO Gym, defeated Maestre in the semi-final of last year’s American Confederation Boxing Championships on the Venezuelan’s home turf, but Pan-American Games champion Maestre will be determined to return the favour this time around.
Sergio Lebenstajn has a tough bout against Venezuelan Albert Ramon Ramirez in the heavyweight match up, before Condors’ Kevin Nicolas Espindola takes on the highly experienced Edgar Ramon Munoz, part of the Venezuelan national side since 2002, in the last bout of the night.
Nigeria’s U-17 side, Golden Eaglets, will on Tuesday have their work cut out when they tackle their Argentine counterparts in a friendly match at the Argentina Football Association (AFA) Training Centre in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires.
The match, which is part of the team’s preparation towards the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015, will kick off at 3:30 pm local time (7:30pm Nigerian time).
In a related development, Golden Eaglets’ assistant coach, Kabiru Baleria, has yet again heaped plaudits on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over its choice of Buenos Aires Football (BAF) as the training camp for the national U-17 team ahead of U-17 World Cup finals.
The Emmanuel Amuneke -led side have spent few days at the idyllic BAF complex owned by former Argentine international, Matias Almeyda and Baleria said the quiet environment has added value to the team’s preparation, even as players battle for competition.
“It is nice we are here for our preparation towards the World Cup in Chile,” said Baleria, a former Nigerian International ” The boys are happy and you can see the excitement on their faces since we arrived here in Buenos Aires.”
The team has been training twice daily since arriving on Friday and the technical crew is delighted at the keen competition in camp.
Coach Amuneke praised the intensity of the training and demanded further commitment from the players, adding that much was being expected from the team in Chile.
“I’m happy with the intensity of the training but we can get better,” Amuneke said on Monday.” We have to keep working hard in the coming days because we have few days before our first match at the World Cup.”
NFF’s Assistant Director (Technical) Siji Lagunju, who is with the team in Buenos Aires, said he was impressed with the quality of training as well as the response of the players. He is also of the view that the players would in due time be well attuned to the demands of the technical crew.
World champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on Friday arrived their pre-World Cup training camp in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A contingent of 25 players and 10 officials including NFF’s Assistant Director (Technical) Siji Lagunju, had earlier departed from Abuja on Thursday. They later left Dubai (the city where Golden Eaglets’ class of 2013 had their training camp before winning a historic fourth title for Nigeria in the same country) in the early hours of Friday for Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) en route to Buenos Aires.
On ground in Buenos Aires to receive the team were officials of Nigeria Embassy led by Mr. Elekwachi Ndubuisi and Mrs. Felicia Ezeorah as well as NFF FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon, who informed that all arrangements had been put in place for the team’s smooth preparation ahead of the World Cup to be held between October 17 and November 8 in Chile.
Pachon told thenff.com that the Golden Eaglets would engage Argentina’s U-17 team in a friendly match on October 6 and would on October 11 feature against the U-20 team of either Racing FC or Boca Juniors before departing for Santiago.
Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach Emmanuel Amuneke had on Thursday before departure announced a strong squad of 25 players for the trip, including team captain Kelechi Nwakali along with nine others who were in the squad that secured the team’s ticket for the World Cup at the last Africa U-17 Nations Cup in Niger.
FULL LIST: Kelechi Nwakali; Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Ebere Osinachi, Kingsley Michael, Orji Okonkwo, John Lazarus, Halilu Lukman, Udoh Akpan, Benjamin Amos, Taiwo Alimi, Chinedu Madueke, Ibe Tobechukwu, Ejike Ikwu, Tochukwu Okoli, Udochukwu Anumudu, Chiaha Chisom, Funsho Bamgboye, Yunusa Abdullahi, Agor Chukwudi, David Enogela, Michael Edidiong, Samuel Opeh, Joel Osikel, Gavi Thompson.
Meanwhile, the Eaglets have begun training at the Buenos Aires Futbol ground. BAF, as its simply known is a facility privately owned by former Argentine international, Matias Almeyda and it’s tucked away at San Roque in Tigre on the outskirts of the capital city of Argentina.
According to Eaglets’ Head Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, the facility in BAF is similar to what was obtainable at the Papendal Sports Centre in Holland that was used by the Super Eagles in the 1990s during the era of Dutch coach, Clemens Westerhof. Though not as gigantic as Papendal in Arnhem, BAF has about seven training pitches with state of the art gymnasium, swimming pool and other adjunct facilities good for camping.
“This facility is good since it is out of town and would allow for maximum concentration throughout our camping here ahead of the World Cup,” Amuneke admitted.
The former Nigerian international, after offering prayers to God at saturday’s morning training, further told the players that they should think about nothing other than football and the World Cup. The Eaglets are expected to train twice daily with slight variation when there is a friendly match.
Meanwhile, the weather condition in Buenos Aires is chilly with temperature oscillating between 8 and 15 degree centigrade – same weather in Chile with most South American countries nearing the winter season.
Wrapping up the second visit of the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission to the Argentinian city of Buenos Aires, host of the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2018, the IOC delegation concluded the two-day meeting today enthused by extensive plans to engage young people and innovate at every stage in the preparations.
Following the IOC Executive Board’s approval last month of the sports programme, which sees all team sports adopting a youth-focused discipline and the addition of new appealing events such as BMX freestyle, beach handball, kiteboarding and cross country running, the local organisers (BAYOGOC) have ensured that all elements of their Games Foundation Plan have the necessary youth appeal.
Further work has been done to develop the “cluster concept”, which will see four dedicated areas of the city integrating the sports competitions with sport initiations, sport showcasing, music, culture and Olympic education for local youth and families to enjoy a full experience in addition to the elite youth competitions within the same location.
A detailed outline of the Learn & Share programme was presented – it will target not only the attending athletes, but also schools nationwide through Olympic educational programmes supported by a strong digital offering and numerous city sports and cultural events featuring high-profile guests.
With the support of all levels of government and the Argentinian National Olympic Committee (AOC), the Organising Committee has, in this year alone, reached over 850,000 spectators and close to 100,000 young participants in 163 sporting, cultural and educational activities across the city. The IOC Coordination Commission was particularly impressed with the effects of this extensive engagement activity; with three years to go to the Games, a recent city survey has shown public support rocketing to 82.3 per cent in favour of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
To support the 40-strong organising team, a Youth Commission is now functioning as an advisory board to ensure the project is catering for young tastes and trends, while key emphasis has been placed on innovating in the areas of social and digital media in order to reach the 2.6 million young people in the city and wider national and global youth audiences.
Legacy plans, put at the heart of the project from the outset to ensure the event is not only a 12-day event, but a catalyst for change for urban and social development, have been further developed with the AOC to ensure youth sports participation is boosted as part of a nationwide programme to target and identify young talent and bring sport to young people.
IOC Coordination Commission Chair Frank Fredericks said: “We are bowled over by the energy, passion and creativity of this team. They want to make the Youth Olympic Games 100 per cent unique and attractive to young people, and, with over three years to go, they have already captured the imagination of the people of Buenos Aires.” He continued: “We are impressed with the extent to which BAYOGOC has embraced Agenda 2020 and is already implementing 13 of the recommendations in its preparations. We look forward to our next visit when the team will be into the planning phase and we start to see this vision become the reality.”
On Friday, the Coordination Commission visited the construction site of the Youth Olympic Village in the south part of the city, the area of Buenos Aires targeted by the local government as in need of urban development and where 65 per cent of the nearly 4.000 athletes will be able to walk to their competition venues. Young architects have been appointed in the design process and construction has recently commenced.
Strong relationships have been developed early in the process with the TOP Partners, whose regional offices in Buenos Aires have allowed for support of several local events, such as Olympic Day and sports initiation projects, while cooperation is already underway with all 28 International Federations to further develop the venue master plan and Learn & Share projects.
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari today welcomed the news that men’s baseball and women’s softball have been included on the shortlist of additional sports (events) being evaluated by Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organisers for potential inclusion at the 2020 Games.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation was among 26 international sport federations to have submitted bids to Tokyo 2020 organisers earlier this month.
“This is a great day for our sport,” said President Fraccari, “today baseball and softball — and the millions of athletes and fans who call it their sport — reached first base. And on behalf of WBSC and the entire baseball and softball world, I would like to thank Tokyo 2020 and its evaluation panel for this opportunity to move into phase II. Being considered for the Olympic Games is a tremendous honour for baseball and softball, and the possibility of our athletes playing for their countries on the Olympic stage is a shared point of hope and excitement within our sport.”
As Tokyo 2020’s evaluation continues, the WBSC will be hoping to underline that adding baseball and softball to the 2020 Games in Japan — where baseball and softball are embedded in the culture, have existing facilities and are popular across both genders — can provide Tokyo 2020 organisers with another tool to shine the spotlight on the 2020 Games and on the host nation itself, optimising fan-, youth- and overall engagement nationally and internationally.
In August, presentations to Tokyo 2020 organisers will be made by the shortlisted international federations. Tokyo 2020 will have until 30 September 2015 to propose any new events to the International Olympic Committee. The final decision on the composition of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic sports programme will be taken by the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016.
WBSC’s previous Olympic bid, which proposed men’s baseball and women’s softball for the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, earned the second-highest amount of votes at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires in 2013, finishing behind wrestling.
From Buenos Aires to Haiti, the world is celebrating World Table Tennis Day in its own unique way.
Today, 6 April 2015, marks the first ever World Table Tennis day which rejoices the sport of table tennis, a true sport for all.
Over 100 events in more than 50 countries across the world are being held today, with one common theme – Table Tennis for Everyone, Everywhere!
“The response has been amazing! Being the first year, we were expecting between 20 and 40 events but there are currently more than 100 in around 50 countries!” stated ITTF Director – Development Program, Leandro OLVECH.
The showcase event will be staged at the “Obelisco”, the most iconic monument in Argentina being located at the 9 de Julio Avenue, and considered the widest street in the world.
The street will be closed off, with a sea of tables being assembled for thousands of people to come and play table tennis, and celebrate World Table Tennis Day!
Major cities such as Amman, Berlin, Bombay, London, Manchester, New York, Paris, Tehran and Zurich are also hosting events, as is Suzhou, the city that will host the forthcoming QOROS 2015 World Table Tennis Championships.
Notably, New York will see training for teachers in order to coach their students; in Bombay, entrepreneurs will be involved in a special event, whilst in Manchester, a gathering to integrate immigrant families from the suburbs will be staged.
Likewise in Paris, Ping Sans Frontieres, an organisation that collects equipment to donate to African countries, with organise a coach education day.
Not to be left out, San Salvador, the capital of the small Central American country of El Salvador, will continue the principles of the Nittaku Dream Building Project in an attempt to involve young people in sport as opposed to being drawn into the gang culture.
Meanwhile, in Brighton on the south coast of England, an attempt will be madeto break the current global record of 139 players competing in a table tennis rally and thus gain a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
“The idea behind this day is to gather table tennis enthusiasts, attract people who usually don’t play table tennis, promote the love for our sport and ideally engage new players to the practice in the long term” said ITTF President Thomas WEIKERT.
So pick up your rackets, find a table, and play table tennis to celebrate World Table Tennis Day!
Major contributors to Brazil’s victory in the Men’s & Women’s Team events on 17 March, Hugo CALDERANO (BRA) and GUI Lin (BRA) claimed the Men’s & Women’s Single title to make it to the top of the podium once again at the 2015 ITTF-Latin America Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 21 March 2015.
In the Men’s Singles finals match, Youth Olympic bronze medalist Hugo CALDERANO survived a close call to overcome his colleague Cazuo MATSUMOTO 4-3 (14-16, 11-1, 11-6, 11-4, 10-12, 12-14, 11-6) to defend his title.
On the eventful victory, the 18-year-old shared “I was leading three-one but we both know each other very well, so he knew how to put me in trouble; he became more aggressive from the fifth game onwards, it was vital I kept calm. It’s very important to trust in your own game, that kept me going in the match.”
“Both of us practise in Europe, we have improved a great deal, as have others. The challenge we have against players from Europe and Asia is making us better. I really like to play here in Argentina, it was here I played my first ever international tournament and I always enjoy it here; now it’s time to celebrate and think of China and then Toronto, those are my next goals.”
In the Women’s Singles finals, 21-year-old GUI Lin (BRA) prevailed to take the crown against Mexico’s Yadira SILVA in a tension packed 7-games finals (8-11, 8-11, 15-13, 13-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8).
After her victory, the Brazilian reflected “A key factor was to stay mentally strong as I was trailing several times. I know I can play well, I’ve done it in recent days, I just need to hold my focus through these moments and keep playing according to my tactics. It was the main reason for the win and the title”
“This is a very motivating accomplishment for me!” added Gui Lin. “Being the new Latin American champion is a great joy and it will help me in the big tournaments to come.”
As with the case of the Women’s Singles final match, it was success for GUI in the Women’s Doubles category. Together with her experienced compatriot Ligia SILVA, GUI had a close encounter with the Puerto Rican sister, Adriana DIAZ & Melanie DIAZ, to win 3-2 (9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9), and take home the fifth crown for Brazil.
It was Mexico & Chile who prevailed in the Mixed Doubles & Men’s Doubles gold medal matches respectively, preventing an all Brazilian sweep of all seven medals on offer.
The Mexican duo of Marcos MADRID & Yadira SILVA had a taste of sweet revenge at the Mixed Doubles finals against the Puerto Rican pair of Brian AFANADOR & Adriana DIAZ, who defeated them at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games last November. This time in Buenos Aires, the Mexicans emerged victorious to beat the second seeded Puerto Ricans 3-1 (6-11,11-5, 11-7, 11-8).
Victory in the Mixed Doubles, MADRID & his partner Salvador URIBE (MEX) were unsuccessful in the Men’s Doubles final hurdle against Chile’s Manuel MOYA & Alejandro RODRIGUEZ. The Chilean pair upset the Mexicans 3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7).
With the conclusion of the 2015 ITTF-Latin America Championships, all attention now turn to the qualification events for the Pan American Games that begins 22 March 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2015 ITTF-Latin America Championships winners:
Men’s Team: Brazil
Women’s Team: Brazil
Mixed Doubles: Marcos MADRID / Yadira SILVA (MEX)
Men’s Doubles: Manuel MOYA / Alejandro RODRIGUEZ (CHI)
Women’s Doubles: GUI Lin / Ligia SILVA (BRA)
Men’s Singles: Hugo CALDERANO (BRA)
Women’s Singles: GUI Lin (BRA)
The ITF has announced the final results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round and Zone Group ties held on 6-8 March. A total of 33 ties have taken place this weekend. The World Group first round tie between Argentina and Brazil will recommence on Monday 9 March at 11am (2pm GMT) after bad light stopped play on Sunday.
In the World Group quarterfinals, on 17-19 July, Great Britain will be at home to France, Australia will host Kazakhstan, Belgium will play at home against Canada, while Serbia will play the winner of the tie between Argentina and Brazil. The deadline for confirmation of the quarterfinal venues is 7 April.
The fourth rubber of the tie between Argentina and Brazil was the longest Davis Cup singles rubber in history and the second longest singles match of all time. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) defeated Joao Souza (BRA) 76(4) 76(5) 57 57 1513 in six hours 43 minutes.
The eight World Group first round losers will contest the World Group play-offs on 18-20 September, where they will be joined by the eight winners of the Zone Group I second round ties on 17-19 July (NB Colombia has already won its second round tie). The draw for the World Group play-offs will be held at the ITF in London on Tuesday 21 July.
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
FRANCE defeated GERMANY 3-2
Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, GER (hard – indoor)
Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 76(4) 26 67(1) 62 108
Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 64 75 76(4)
Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Benjamin Becker/Andre Begemann (GER) 64 63 62
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) 76(5) 64
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) d. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 76(6) 63
GREAT BRITAIN defeated USA 3-2
Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoor)
Andy Murray (GBR) d. Donald Young (USA) 61 61 46 62
James Ward (GBR) d. John Isner (USA) 67(4) 57 63 76(3) 1513
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Dominic Inglot/Jamie Murray (GBR) 63 62 36 67(8) 97
Andy Murray (GBR) d. John Isner (USA) 76(4) 63 76(4)
Donald Young (USA) d. James Ward (GBR) 57 1-0 ret.
AUSTRALIA defeated CZECH REPUBLIC 3-2
Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 46 26 75 75 63
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 64 63 76(5)
Adam Pavlasek/Jiri Vesely (CZE) d. Samuel Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 16 76(2) 36 76(4) 62
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 76(4) 63 76(5)
Jan Mertl (CZE) d. Samuel Groth (AUS) 63 62
KAZAKHSTAN defeated ITALY 3-2
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor)
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 76(6) 61 62
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 63 63 67(5) 62
Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 76(4) 63 67(13) 64
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 76(8) 60 64
Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 76(5) 36 46 63 75
ARGENTINA level with BRAZIL 2-2
Venue: Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)
Joao Souza (BRA) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 64 36 57 63 62
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 64 63 16 63
Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) d. Carlos Berlocq/Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (ARG) 75 63 64
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Joao Souza (BRA) 76(4) 76(5) 57 57 1513
Federico Delbonis (ARG) leads Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 63 0-0 – play to resume at 11am (2pm GMT)
SERBIA defeated CROATIA 5-0
Venue: Kraljevo Sports Centre, Kraljevo, SRB (hard – indoor)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Mate Delic (CRO) 63 62 64
Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Borna Coric (CRO) 46 16 63 62 61
Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d. Marin Draganja/Franko Skugor (CRO) 63 64 61
Filip Krajinovic (SRB) d. Franko Skugor (CRO) 64 62
Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Mate Delic (CRO) 64 63
CANADA defeated JAPAN 3-2
Venue: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoor)
Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 62 61 62
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 64 76(5) 63
Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Go Soeda/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 75 26 63 36 63
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Milos Raonic (CAN) 36 63 64 26 64
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Go Soeda (JPN) 75 63 64
BELGIUM defeated SWITZERLAND 3-2
Venue: Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liege, BEL (hard – indoor)
Henri Laaksonen (SUI) d. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 16 67(6) 64 60 62
Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Michael Lammer (SUI) 63 61 63
Ruben Bemelmans/Niels Desein (BEL) d. Adrien Bossel/Michael Lammer (SUI) 16 63 62 62
Henri Laaksonen (SUI) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 63 36 36 76(5) 61
David Goffin (BEL) d. Adrien Bossel (SUI) 64 60 64
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC defeated BARBADOS 3-2
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Seanon Williams (BAR) 61 61 61
Darian King (BAR) d. Jose Hernandez (DOM) 61 63 60
Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) d. Victor Estrella Burgos/Jose Hernandez (DOM) 64 62 62
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Darian King (BAR) 64 64 62
Jose Hernandez (DOM) d. Haydn Lewis (BAR) 57 61 62 62
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
COLOMBIA defeated URUGUAY 3-2
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 26 64 46 61 64
Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 76(1) 36 63 63
Martin Cuevas/Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) 64 36 76(1) 64
Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 62 63 63
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 64 63 61
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
KOREA, REP. defeated THAILAND 3-2
Venue: The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)
Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 62 61 76(2)
Chung Hyeon (KOR) d. Warit Sornbutnark (THA) 60 75 63
Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. Nam Ji Sung/Song Min-Kyu (KOR) 64 36 57 76(3) 64
Chung Hyeon (KOR) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 64 61 61
Warit Sornbutnark (THA) d. Nam Ji Sung (KOR) 64 63
NEW ZEALAND defeated CHINA, P.R. 4-1
Venue: ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland, NZL (hard – outdoor)
Wu Di (CHN) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 26 76(5) 76(0) 26 63
Michael Venus (NZL) d. Zhang Ze (CHN) 61 64 36 67(3) 97
Marcus Daniell/Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Li Zhe/Zhang Ze (CHN) 67(3) 67(4) 76(1) 63 62
Jose Statham (NZL) d. Li Zhe (CHN) 63 64 64
Michael Venus (NZL) d. Wang Chuhan (CHN) 36 76(2) 64
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
RUSSIA defeated DENMARK 4-1
Venue: Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, RUS (hard – indoor)
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 26 63 62 76(5)
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Martin Pedersen (DEN) 61 64 75
Konstantin Kravchuk/Andrey Rublev (RUS) d. Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 61 36 63 64
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 75 63 62
Andrey Rublev (RUS) d. Martin Pedersen (DEN) 64 63
AUSTRIA defeated SWEDEN 3-2
Venue: Idrottshuset Orebro, Orebro, SWE (hard – indoor)
Elias Ymer (SWE) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 64 63 36 26 63
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Christian Lindell (SWE) 63 64 62
Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) d. Jurgen Melzer/Alexander Peya (AUT) 64 76(8) 63
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Elias Ymer (SWE) 64 76(6) 63
Gerald Melzer (AUT) d. Christian Lindell (SWE) 61 61 63
SLOVAKIA defeated SLOVENIA 5-0
Venue: Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)
Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 75 63 64
Norbert Gombos (SVK) d. Tom Kocevar-Desman (SLO) 62 64 76(3)
Martin Klizan/Igor Zelenay (SVK) d. Tom Kocevar-Desman/Grega Zemlja (SLO) 63 64 64
Martin Klizan (SVK) v Tom Kocevar-Desman (SLO) 61 76(0)
Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. Mike Urbanija (SLO) 63 62
ROMANIA defeated ISRAEL 5-0
Venue: Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, ROU (hard – indoor)
Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR) 75 63 60
Marius Copil (ROU) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 67(3) 76(3) 64 62
Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer/Edan Leshem (ISR) 63 64 64
Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Edan Leshem (ISR) 64 62
Marius Copil (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR) 76(3) 63
POLAND defeated LITHUANIA 3-2
Venue: Orlen Arena, Plock, POL (hard – indoor)
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 62 64 63
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 76(3) 63 64
Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Ricardas Berankis/Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 64 64 76(1)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 63 64 62
Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) d. Kamil Majchrzak (POL) 64 63
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
VENEZUELA defeated COSTA RICA 5-0
Venue: Cancha Oswaldo Merlin, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)
David Souto (VEN) d. Julian Saborio (CRC) 63 76(4) 63
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Ignaci Roca (CRC) 75 36 61 62
Luis David Martinez/Roberto Maytin (VEN) d. Pablo Nunez/Alvaro Daniel Riveros (CRC) 62 61 62
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Pablo Nunez (CRC) 62 60
Luis David Martinez (VEN) d. Ignaci Roca (CRC) 63 61
EL SALVADOR defeated PUERTO RICO 3-2
Venue: Palmas del Mar Tennis Club, Humacao, PUR (hard – outdoor)
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Gabriel Flores Ruiz (PUR) 62 61 60
Alex Llompart (PUR) d. Rafa Orantes (ESA) 62 60 62
Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Alex Llompart/Gabriel Montilla (PUR) 62 61 62
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Alex Llompart (PUR) 63 62 61
Christian Garay (PUR) d. Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA) 62 63
MEXICO defeated BOLIVIA 3-1
Venue: Cancha Estadio Lorenzo Molina Casares, Merida, MEX (hard – outdoor)
Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Federico Zeballos (BOL) 62 62 60
Hugo Dellien (BOL) d. Tigre Hank (MEX) 76(2) 26 64 61
Daniel Garza/Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Rodrigo Banzer/Federico Zeballos (BOL) 46 63 64 62
Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Hugo Dellien (BOL) 63 62 36 63
Tigre Hank (MEX) v Federico Zeballos (BOL) not played
CHILE defeated PERU 5-0
Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)
Christian Garin (CHI) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 46 67(3) 61 76(2) 108
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) d. Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 62 62 36 76(3)
Gonzalo Lama/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Sergio Galdos/Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 64 36 64 75
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) d. Duilio Vallebuona (PER) 75 62
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 62 62
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
CHINESE TAIPEI defeated LEBANON 5-0
Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) d. Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB) 60 60 61
Hung Jui-Chen (TPE) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 60 61 61
Ho Chih-Jen/Wang Chieh-Fu (TPE) d. Karim Alayli/Nour Nehme (LIB) 61 64 62
Wang Chieh-Fu (TPE) d. Nour Nehme (LIB) 60 62
Hung Jui-Chen (TPE) d. Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB) 60 60
PHILIPPINES defeated SRI LANKA 5-0
Venue: Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, PHI (clay – indoor)
Patrick-John Tierro (PHI) d. Harshana Godamanna (SRI) 57 36 64 60 63
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 63 62 61
Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake/Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 36 63 62 64
Treat Huey (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 61 36 61
Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI) d. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 62 63
INDONESIA defeated IRAN 5-0
Venue: Bukit Asam Tennis Court, Palembang, INA (hard – outdoor)
Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 62 61 60
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) d. Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 63 61 60
Christopher Rungkat/David Agung Susanto (INA) d. Amirvala Madanchi/Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 60 64 61
David Agung Susanto (INA) d. Mohsen Hossein Zade (IRI) 64 64
Aditya Hari Sasongko (INA) d. Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 62 61
PAKISTAN defeated KUWAIT 3-2
Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) 61 60 62
Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 64 61 61
Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Hassan Al Mousa/Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) 63 36 63 61
Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Mohammad Abid Ali Khan Akbar (PAK) 67(5) 63 16 63 62
Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Dawood Sayed Hashim (KUW) 62 61 62
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
TURKEY defeated SOUTH AFRICA 3-2
Venue: Mersin Tenis Kompleksi, Mersin, TUR (hard – indoor)
Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) d. Cem Ilkel (TUR) 61 64 67(5) 61
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. Tucker Vorster (RSA) 64 63 75
Raven Klaasen/Ruan Roelofse (RSA) d. Marsel Ilhan/Cem Ilkel (TUR) 63 62 67(5) 46 63
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) 62 64 67(5) 46 86
Cem Ilkel (TUR) d. Ruan Roelofse (RSA) 76(11) 67(4) 57 76(5) 64
BELARUS defeated IRELAND 5-0
Venue: Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)
Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) d. Sam Barry (IRL) 64 67(3) 76(4) 62
Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Daniel Glancy (IRL) 62 63 63
Siarhei Betov/Alexander Bury (BLR) d. James Cluskey/David O’Hare (IRL) 76(7) 57 63 64
Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Sam Barry (IRL) 76(6) 62
Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) d. Daniel Glancy (IRL) 62 60
PORTUGAL defeated MOROCCO 4-1
Venue: Centro Desportivo do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, POR (hard – indoor)
Joao Sousa (POR) d. Yassine Idmbarek (MAR) 60 60 62
Rui Machado (POR) v Lamine Ouahab (MAR) 62 64 64
Frederico Ferreira Silva/Joao Sousa (POR) d. Lamine Ouahab/Younes Rachidi (MAR) 76(6) 60 61
Lamine Ouahab (MAR) d. Frederico Ferreira Silva (POR) 76(5) 64
Joao Domingues (POR) d. Mehdi Jdi (MAR) 62 75
FINLAND defeated MONACO 3-2
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, MON (clay – outdoor)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Romain Arneodo (MON) 61 64 63
Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Micke Kontinen (FIN) 62 26 62 64
Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Romain Arneodo/Benjamin Balleret (MON) 76(2) 67(4) 67(1) 64 75
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 61 62 76(4)
Romain Arneodo (MON) d. Henrik Sillanpaa (FIN) 16 64 62
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA defeated ZIMBABWE 4-1
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZIM (hard – outdoor)
Mirza Basic (BIH) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 63 63 76(6)
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d. Benjamin Lock (ZIM) 63 76(1) 63
Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH) d. Wayne Black/Mark Fynn (ZIM) 63 36 63 64
Tomislav Brkic (BIH) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 67(4) 76(4) 75
Benjamin Lock (ZIM) d. Nerman Fatic (BIH) 63 ret.
HUNGARY defeated MOLDOVA 4-1
Venue: Gyor Varosi Egyetemi Csarnok, Gyor, HUN (hard – indoor)
Radu Albot (MDA) d. Gabor Borsos (HUN) 63 62 75
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Andrei Ciumac (MDA) 60 62 63
Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) d. Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA) 76(4) 36 46 76(6) 86
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Radu Albot (MDA) 62 61 62
Gabor Borsos (HUN) v Maxim Bulat (MDA) 60 63
LUXEMBOURG defeated MADAGSCAR 3-2
Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX (hard – indoor)
Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 60 63 62
Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 67(2) 64 62 1-1 ret. (twisted right ankle)
Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) d. Tony Rajaobelina/Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) 64 67(4) 64 62
Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) 76(4) 62 62
Lofo Ramiaramanana (MAD) d. Gilles Kremer (LUX) 64 36 63
BULGARIA defeated LATVIA 4-1
Tenisa Centrs Lielupe, Jurmala, LAT (hard – indoor)
Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Alexandar Lazov (BUL) 63 75 75
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Janis Podzus (LAT) 64 36 63 16 1210
Tihomir Grozdanov/Ilia Kushev (BUL) d. Janis Podzus/Martins Podzus (LAT) 36 26 64 75 61
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Martins Podzus (LAT) 76(6) 57 62 64
Alexandar Lazov (BUL) d. Rudolfs Mednis (LAT) 64 61
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WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
FRANCE leads GERMANY 2-0
Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, GER (hard – indoor)
Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 76(4) 26 67(1) 62 108
Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 64 75 76(4)
Benjamin Becker/Andre Begemann (GER) v Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Gilles Simon (FRA)
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) v Gael Monfils (FRA)
GREAT BRITAIN leads USA 2-0
Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoor)
Andy Murray (GBR) d. Donald Young (USA) 61 61 46 62
James Ward (GBR) d. John Isner (USA) 67(4) 57 63 76(3) 1513
Dominic Inglot/Jamie Murray (GBR) v Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA)
Andy Murray (GBR) v John Isner (USA)
James Ward (GBR) v Donald Young (USA)
AUSTRALIA leads CZECH REPUBLIC 2-0
Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 46 26 75 75 63
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 64 63 76(5)
Jan Mertl/Adam Pavlasek v Samuel Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)
Jiri Vesely (CZE) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)
KAZAKHSTAN level with ITALY 1-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor)
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 76(6) 61 62
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 63 63 67(5) 62
Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) v Fabio Fognini/Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)
ARGENTINA level with BRAZIL 1-1
Venue: Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)
Joao Souza (BRA) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 64 36 57 63 62
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 64 63 16 63
Federico Delbonis/Diego Schwartzmann (ARG) v Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) v Joao Souza (BRA)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)
SERBIA leads CROATIA 2-0
Venue: Kraljevo Sports Centre, Kraljevo, SRB (hard – indoor)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Mate Delic (CRO) 63 62 64
Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Borna Coric (CRO) 46 16 63 62 61
Viktor Troicki/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) v Marin Draganja/Franko Skugor (CRO)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Borna Coric (CRO)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) v Mate Delic (CRO)
CANADA level with JAPAN 1-1
Venue: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoor)
Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 62 61 62
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 64 76(5) 63
Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Go Soeda/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN)
Milos Raonic (CAN) v Kei Nishikori (JPN)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Tatsuma Ito (JPN)
BELGIUM level with SWITZERLAND 1-1
Venue: Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liege, BEL (hard – indoor)
Henri Laaksonen (SUI) d. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 16 67(6) 64 60 62
Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Michael Lammer (SUI) 63 61 63
Ruben Bemelmans/Niels Desein (BEL) v Adrien Bossel/Michael Lammer (SUI)
Steve Darcis (BEL) v Henri Laaksonen (SUI)
Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) v Michael Lammer (SUI)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
BARBADOS level with DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Seanon Williams (BAR) 61 61 61
Darian King (BAR) d. Jose Hernandez (DOM) 61 63 60
Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) v Manuel Castellanos/Jose Olivares (DOM)
Darian King (BAR) v Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)
Seanon Williams (BAR) v Jose Hernandez (DOM)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
COLOMBIA leads URUGUAY 2-0
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 26 64 46 61 64
Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 76(1) 36 63 63
Martin Cuevas/Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL)
Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Martin Cuevas (URU) v Alejandro Gonzalez (COL)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
KOREA, REP. leads THAILAND 2-0
Venue: The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)
Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 62 61 76(2)
Chung Hyeon (KOR) d. Warit Sornbutnark (THA) 60 75 63
Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) v Nam Ji Sung/Song Min-Kyu (KOR)
Danai Udomchoke (THA) v Chung Hyeon (KOR)
Warit Sornbutnark (THA) v Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR)
NEW ZEALAND level with CHINA, P.R. 1-1
Venue: ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland, NZL (hard – outdoor)
Wu Di (CHN) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 26 76(5) 76(7) 26 63
Michael Venus (NZL) d. Zhang Ze (CHN) 61 64 36 67(3) 97
Marcus Daniell/Artem Sitak (NZL) v Li Zhe/Zhang Ze (CHN)
Jose Statham (NZL) v Zhang Ze (CHN)
Michael Venus (NZL) v Wu Di (CHN)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
RUSSIA level with DENMARK 1-1
Venue: Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, RUS (hard – indoor)
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 26 63 62 76(5)
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Martin Pedersen (DEN) 61 64 75
Konstantin Kravchuk/Andrey Rublev (RUS) v Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN)
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)
SWEDEN level with AUSTRIA 1-1
Venue: Idrottshuset Orebro, Orebro, SWE (hard – indoor)
Elias Ymer (SWE) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 64 63 36 26 63
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Christian Lindell (SWE) 63 64 62
Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) v Jurgen Melzer/Alexander Peya (AUT)
Elias Ymer (SWE) v Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
Christian Lindell (SWE) v Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
SLOVAKIA leads SLOVENIA 2-0
Venue: Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)
Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 75 63 64
Norbert Gombos (SVK) d. Tom Kocevar-Desman (SLO) 62 64 76(3)
Martin Klizan/Igor Zelenay (SVK) v Blaz Kavcic/Grega Zemlja (SLO)
Martin Klizan (SVK) v Blaz Kavcic (SLO)
Norbert Gombos (SVK) v Grega Zemlja (SLO)
ROMANIA leads ISRAEL 2-0
Venue: Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, ROU (hard – indoor)
Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR) 75 63 60
Marius Copil (ROU) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 67(3) 76(3) 64 62
Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) v Jonathan Erlich/Edan Leshem (ISR)
Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
Marius Copil (ROU) v Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR)
POLAND level with LITHUANIA 1-1
Venue: Orlen Arena, Plock, POL (hard – indoor)
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 62 64 63
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 76(3) 63 63
Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Laurynas Grigelis/Lukas Mugevicius (LTU)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Laurynas Grigelis (LTU)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
VENEZUELA leads COSTA RICA 2-0
Venue: Cancha Oswaldo Merlin, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)
David Souto (VEN) d. Julian Saborio (CRC) 63 76(4) 63
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Ignaci Roca (CRC) 75 36 61 62
Luis David Martinez/Roberto Maytin (VEN) v Pablo Nunez/Alvaro Daniel Riveros (CRC)
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) v Julian Saborio (CRC)
David Souto (VEN) v Ignaci Roca (CRC)
PUERTO RICO level with EL SALVADOR 1-1
Venue: Palmas del Mar Tennis Club, Humacao, PUR (hard – outdoor)
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Gabriel Flores Ruiz (PUR) 62 61 60
Alex Llompart (PUR) d. Rafa Orantes (ESA) 62 60 62
Alex Llompart/Gabriel Montilla (PUR) v Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA)
Alex Llompart (PUR) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)
Gabriel Flores Ruiz (PUR) v Rafa Orantes (ESA)
MEXICO level with BOLIVIA 1-1
Venue: Cancha Estadio Lorenzo Molina Casares, Merida, MEX (hard – outdoor)
Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Federico Zeballos (BOL) 62 62 60
Hugo Dellien (BOL) d. Tigre Hank (MEX) 76(2) 26 64 61
Daniel Garza/Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) v Hugo Dellien/Federico Zeballos (BOL)
Daniel Garza (MEX) v Hugo Dellien (BOL)
Tigre Hank (MEX) v Federico Zeballos (BOL)
CHILE leads PERU 2-0
Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)
Christian Garin (CHI) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 46 67(3) 61 76(2) 108
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) d. Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 62 62 36 76(3)
Gonzalo Lama/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) v Duilio Beretta/Sergio Galdos (PER)
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) v Duilio Beretta (PER)
Christian Garin (CHI) v Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
CHINESE TAIPEI leads LEBANON 2-0
Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) d. Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB) 60 60 61
Hung Jui-Chen (TPE) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 60 61 61
Wang Chieh-Fu/Ho Chih-Jen (TPE) v Ibrahim Abou Chahine/Karim Alayli (LIB)
Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) v Karim Alayli (LIB)
Hung Jui-Chen (TPE) v Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB)
PHILIPPINES leads SRI LANKA 2-0
Venue: Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, PHI (clay – indoor)
Patrick-John Tierro (PHI) d. Harshana Godamanna (SRI) 57 36 64 60 63
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 63 62 61
Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) v Sharmal Dissanayake/Harshana Godamanna (SRI)
Patrick-John Tierro (PHI) v Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI)
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) v Harshana Godamanna (SRI)
INDONESIA leads IRAN 2-0
Venue: Bukit Asam Tennis Court, Palembang, INA (hard – outdoor)
Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 62 61 60
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) d. Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 63 61 60
Christopher Rungkat/David Agung Susanto (INA) v Amirvala Madanchi/Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI)
Christopher Rungkat (INA) v Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI)
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) v Shahin Khaledan (IRI)
PAKISTAN level with KUWAIT 1-1
Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) 61 60 62
Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 64 61 61
Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Hassan Al Mousa/Dawood Sayed Hashim (KUW)
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) v Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW)
Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Naser Al Obaidly (KUW)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
TURKEY level with SOUTH AFRICA 1-1
Venue: Mersin Tenis Kompleksi, Mersin, TUR (hard – indoor)
Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) d. Cem Ilkel (TUR) 61 64 67(5) 61
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. Tucker Vorster (RSA) 64 63 75
Baris Erguden/Anil Yuksel (TUR) v Raven Klaasen/Ruan Roelofse (RSA)
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Fritz Wolmarans (RSA)
Cem Ilkel (TUR) v Tucker Vorster (RSA)
BELARUS leads IRELAND 2-0
Venue: Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)
Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) d. Sam Barry (IRL) 64 67(3) 76(4) 62
Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Daniel Glancy (IRL) 62 63 63
James Cluskey/David O’Hare (IRL) v Siarhei Betau/Alexander Bury (BLR)
Sam Barry (IRL) v Egor Gerasimov (BLR)
Daniel Glancy (IRL) v Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR)
PORTUGAL leads MOROCCO 2-0
Venue: Centro Desportivo do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, POR (hard – indoor)
Joao Sousa (POR) d. Yassine Idmbarek (MAR) 60 60 62
Rui Machado (POR) v Lamine Ouahab (MAR) 62 64 64
Frederico Ferreira Silva/Joao Sousa (POR) v Lamine Ouahab/Younes Rachidi (MAR)
Joao Sousa (POR) v Lamine Ouahab (MAR)
Rui Machado (POR) v Yassine Idmbarek (MAR)
MONACO level with FINLAND 1-1
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, MON (clay – outdoor)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Romain Arneodo (MON) 61 64 63
Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Micke Kontinen (FIN) 62 26 62 64
Guillaume Couillard/Thomas Oger (MON) v Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Benjamin Balleret (MON) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Romain Arneodo (MON) v Micke Kontinen (FIN)
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA leads ZIMBABWE 2-0
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZIM (hard – outdoor)
Mirza Basic (BIH) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 63 63 76(6)
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d. Benjamin Lock (ZIM) 63 76(1) 63
Wayne Black/Mark Fynn (ZIM) v Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH)
Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) v Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
Benjamin Lock (ZIM) v Mirza Basic (BIH)
HUNGARY level with MOLDOVA 1-1
Venue: Gyor Varosi Egyetemi Csarnok, Gyor, HUN (hard – indoor)
Radu Albot (MDA) d. Gabor Borsos (HUN) 63 62 75
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Andrei Ciumac (MDA) 60 62 63
Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) v Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA)
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) v Radu Albot (MDA)
Gabor Borsos (HUN) v Andrei Ciumac (MDA)
LUXEMBOURG level with MADAGSCAR 1-1
Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX (hard – indoor)
Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 60 63 62
Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 67(2) 64 62 1-1 ret. (twisted right ankle)
Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) v Tony Rajaobelina/Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD)
Gilles Muller (LUX) v Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD)
Ugo Nastasi (LUX) v Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD)
LATVIA level with BULGARIA 1-1
Tenisa Centrs Lielupe, Jurmala, LAT (hard – indoor)
Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Alexandar Lazov (BUL) 63 75 75
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Janis Podzus (LAT) 64 36 63 16 1210
Arturs Lazdins/Rudolfs Mednis (LAT) v Tihomir Grozdanov/Ilia Kushev (BUL)
Martins Podzus (LAT) v Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL)
Janis Podzus (LAT) v Alexandar Lazov (BUL)
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