Davis Cup
September 15-21, 2008

World Group
Semifinals
Argentina d. Russia 3-2 at Buenos Aires, Argentina: Clay
Singles
David Nalbandian (ARG) d. Igor Andreev (RUS) 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4
Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) d. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-1 6-4 6-2

Doubles
Igor Kunitsyn/Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d. Guillermo Canas/David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-2 6-1 6-7(9) 3-6 8-6

Reverse Singles
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. David Nalbandian (ARG) 3-6 6-3 7-6(2) 6-0
Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) d. Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-4 6-2 6-1


Spain d. USA 4-1 at Madrid, Spain: Clay
Singles
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Samuel Querrey (USA) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-4
David Ferrer (ESP) d. Andy Roddick (USA) 7-6(5) 2-6 1-6 6-4 8-6

Doubles
Mike Bryan/Mardy Fish (USA) d. Feliciano Lopez/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 4-6 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4

Reverse Singles
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Andy Roddick (USA) 6-4 6-0 6-4
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d. Samuel Querrey (USA) 7-6(3) 7-6(4)


Qualifying
Chile d. Australia 3-2 at Antofagasta, Chile: Clay
Singles
Nicolas Massu (CHI) d. Chris Guccione (AUS) 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(2)
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d. Peter Luczak (AUS) 6-2 6-2 6-3

Doubles
Carsten Ball/Chris Guccione (AUS) d. Fernando Gonzalez/Nicolas Massu (CHI) 6-7(5) 7-6(8) 6-3 5-7 7-5

Reverse Singles
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d. Chris Guccione (AUS) 7-6(3) 7-5 6-3
Carsten Ball (AUS) d. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 6-3 7-6(3)


Austria d. Great Britain 3-2 at Wimbledon, Great Britain: Grass
Singles
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-1
Andy Murray (GBR) d. Alexander Peya (AUT) 6-4 6-1 6-3

Doubles
Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Ross Hutchins/Jamie Murray (GBR) 6-4 6-3 6-1

Reverse Singles
Andy Murray (GBR) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-1
Alexander Peya (AUT) d. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2


Switzerland d. Belgium 4-1 at Lausanne, Switzerland: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-7(3) 6-1 6-3 2-6 6-4
Roger Federer (SUI) d. Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 7-6(1) 6-4 6-2

Doubles
Roger Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. Xavier Malisse/Olivier Rochus (BEL) 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3 6-3

Reverse Singles
Stephane Bohli (SUI) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-3 1-6 6-3
Xavier Malisse (BEL) d. Yves Allegro (SUI) 6-3 6-2


Croatia d. Brazil 4-1 at Zadar, Croata: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(3)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. Thiago Alves (BRA) 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-5

Doubles
Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa (BRA) d. Ivo Karlovic/Lovro Zovko (CRO) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-5 6-7(5) 6-3

Reverse Singles
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(4)
Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. Thiago Alves (BRA) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(5)


Israel d. Peru 4-1 at Ramat Hasharon, Israel: Hard
Singles
Luis Horna (PER) d. Harel Levy (ISR) 7-5 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3
Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Ivan Miranda (PER) 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-4

Doubles
Harel Levy/Andy Ram (ISR) d. Mauricio Echazu/Matias Silva (PER) 6-1 6-1 6-2

Reverse Singles
Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Luis Horna (PER) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1 6-2
Noam Okun (ISR) d. Ivan Miranda (PER) 6-4 5-7 6-3


Netherlands d. Korea 3-2 at Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Clay (Indoor)
Singles
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 6-4 6-3 6-3
Jesse Huta Galung (NED) d. Kyu-Tae Im (KOR) 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-2

Doubles
Jesse Huta Galung/Peter Wessels (NED) d. Woong-Sun Jun/Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-3

Reverse Singles
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. Jesse Huta Galung (NED) 1-6 6-1 7-6(5) 6-2
Thiemo de Bakker (NED) d. Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) 6-2 6-1 6-3


Romania d. India 4-1 at Bucharest, Romania: Clay
Singles
Victor Crivoi (ROU) d. Prakash Amritraj (IND) 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-2
Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND) 6-3 6-1 6-0

Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND) d. Adrian Cruciat/Horia Tecau (ROU) 6-4 7-6(0) 6-4

Reverse Singles
Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. Prakash Amritraj (IND) 6-2 6-3 6-1
Victor Crivoi (ROU) d. Somdev K. Dev Varman (IND) 4-6 7-5 6-3


Serbia d. Slovakia 4-0 at Bratislava, Slovakia: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 6-2 6-4 6-3
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d. Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-7(3) 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) 8-6

Doubles
Viktor Troicki/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d. Michal Mertinak/Filip Polasek (SVK) 7-6(8) 6-4 6-7(7) 7-6(5)

Reverse Singles
Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-3 6-4
Filip Polasek (SVK) vs Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) Not Played

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Euro/African Zone - Group I
Second Round Playoffs
Italy d. Latvia 3-2 at Montecatini, Italy: Clay
Singles
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 7-6(2) 6-1 6-1
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 6-4 6-2 7-6(5)

Doubles
Andreas Seppi/Potito Starace (ITA) d. Ernests Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT) 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4

Reverse Singles
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 3-6 5-7 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Potito Starace (ITA) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)


Belarus d. Georgia 4-0 at Minsk, Belarus: Hard
Singles
Vladimir Ignatik (BLR) d. Lado Chikhladze (GEO) 6-3 6-2 6-4
Andrei Karatchenia (BLR) d. Irakli Labadze (GEO) 7-6(5) 3-6 2-6 7-5 6-3

Doubles
Sergei Betov/Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Lado Chikhladze/Irakli Labadze (GEO) 6-3 3-0 ret.

Reverse Singles
Vladimir Ignatik (BLR) d. Nodar Itonishvili (GEO) 6-4 ret.
Andrei Karatchenia (BLR) vs Lado Chikhladze (GEO) Not Played


American Zone - Group I
Second Round Playoffs
Uruguay d. Mexico 3-2 at Leon, Mexico: Carpet (Indoor)
Singles
Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 7-6(8)
Marcel Felder (URU) d. Bruno Rodriguez (MEX) 6-4 4-6 3-6 7-6(9) 6-0

Doubles
Miguel Gallardo/Victor Romero (MEX) d. Pablo Cuevas/Marcel Felder (URU) 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 7-6(1)

Reverse Singles
Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Miguel Gallardo (MEX) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4
Marcel Felder (URU) d. Daniel Garza (MEX) 3-6 6-0 6-1 4-6 6-3


Asia/Oceania Zone - Group I
Second Round Playoffs
Kazakhstan d. Philippines 5-0 at Astana, Kazakhstan: Clay (Indoor)
Singles
Yuri Schukin (KAZ) d. Cecil Mamiit (PHI) 6-0 6-2 6-3
Andrei Goloubev (KAZ) d. Johnny Arcilla (PHI) 6-2 6-1 6-0

Doubles
Andrei Goloubev/Yuri Schukin (KAZ) d. Johnny Arcilla/Cecil Mamiit (PHI) 7-5 6-2 6-1

Reverse Singles
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Cecil Mamiit (PHI) 6-4 4-6 7-6(7)
Syrym Abdukhalikov (KAZ) d. Patrick John Tierro (PHI) 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4

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Euro/African Zone - Group II
Finals
South Africa d. Monaco 3-2 at Monte Carlo, Monaco: Clay
Singles
Kevin Anderson (RSA) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 6-7(7) 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-0
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 4-6 6-4 7-5 7-6(5)

Doubles
Guillaume Couillard/Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) d. Jeff Coetzee/Izak van der Merwe (RSA) 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-4

Reverse Singles
Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) d. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-3 6-4 7-6(2)
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 7-5 6-2 6-1


Ukraine d. Portugal 5-0 at Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 6-4 7-6(5) 6-4
Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) d. Rui Machado (POR) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Doubles
Sergei Bubka, Jr./Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Gastao Elias/Leonardo Tavares (POR) 6-3 6-2 6-4

Reverse Singles
Ilia Marchenko (UKR) d. Joao Sousa (POR) 6-3 6-3
Ivan Sergeev (UKR) d. Leonardo Tavares (POR) 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3


American Zone - Group II
Finals
Ecuador d. Paraguay 3-2 at Lambare, Paraguay: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR) 6-3 6-1 6-0
Ramon Delgado (PAR) d. Julio Cesar Campozano (ECU) 6-3 6-1 6-1

Doubles
Carlos Avellan/Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Ramon Delgado/Gustavo Ramirez (PAR) 1-6 6-2 6-1 7-5

Reverse Singles
Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Ramon Delgado (PAR) 3-6 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 6-4
Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR) d. Ivan Endara (ECU) 4-6 6-4 6-3


Asia/Oceania Zone - Group II
Finals
China d. New Zealand 3-2 at New Plymouth, New Zealand: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Rubin Statham (NZL) d. Yan Bai (CHN) 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Daniel King-Turner (NZL) d. Peng Sun (CHN) 6-3 6-2 6-4

Doubles
Xin-Yuan Yu/Shao-Xuan Zeng (CHN) d. G.D. Jones/Daniel King-Turner (NZL) 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4

Reverse Singles
Yan Bai (CHN) d. Daniel King-Turner (NZL) 6-4 6-3 6-3
Peng Sun (CHN) d. G.D. Jones (NZL) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 4-6 6-3