Davis Cup
May 3-9, 2010

Euro/African Zone - Group I
Second Round
Austria d. Slovakia 3-2 (March 5-7)


Italy d. Netherlands 4-1 at Zoetermeer, Netherlands: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Simone Bolelli (ITA) d. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-3
Potito Starace (ITA) d. Robin Haase (NED) 7-5 6-3 2-6 7-6(2)

Doubles
Simone Bolelli/Potito Starace (ITA) d. Robin Haase/Igor Sijsling (NED) 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-4

Reverse Singles
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. Igor Sijsling (NED) 6-4 6-3
Robin Haase (NED) d. Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 7-6(4) 7-5


South Africa d. Finland 5-0 at Pretoria, South Africa: Hard
Singles
Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 5-7 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-3

Doubles
Rik de Voest/Wesley Moodie (RSA) d. Harri Heliovaara/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-2 6-3 6-4

Reverse Singles
Raven Klaasen (RSA) d. Timo Nieminen (FIN) 6-3 6-4
Rik de Voest (RSA) d. Harri Heliovaara (FIN) w/o


Romania d. Ukraine 3-1 at Bucharest, Romania: Clay
Singles
Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. Ilia Marchenko (UKR) 7-6(1) 7-5 6-4
Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Adrian Ungur (ROU) 6-2 6-7(3) 7-5 7-5

Doubles
Victor Hanescu/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Sergey Bubka, Jr./Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-4 6-4 6-2

Reverse Singles
Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-4 6-2 7-5
Marius Copil (ROU) vs Ivan Sergeev (UKR) not played


American Zone - Group I
Second Round
Brazil d. Uruguay 5-0 at Bauru, Brazil: Clay
Singles
Marcos Daniel (BRA) d. Marcel Felder (URU) 6-4 6-1 6-1
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 6-4 6-3 6-2

Doubles
Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) d. Ariel Behar/Marcel Felder (URU) 6-3 6-2 7-6(4)

Reverse Singles
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Marcel Felder (URU) 6-4 6-1
Marcelo Melo (BRA) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 6-7(5) 6-2 7-5


Colombia d. Canada 4-1 (March 5-7)


Asia/Oceania Zone - Group I
Second Round
Australia d. Japan 5-0 at Brisbane, Australia: Clay
Singles
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 6-3 6-3 6-2
Carsten Ball (AUS) d. Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 6-3 6-4 6-4

Doubles
Paul Hanley/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Go Soeda/Takao Suzuki (JPN) 7-5 6-4 6-0

Reverse Singles
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 7-5 6-2
Carsten Ball (AUS) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 6-3 7-6(7)


Kazakhstan d. China 4-1 at Wuhan, China: Hard
Singles
Andrei Goloubev (KAZ) d. Di Wu (CHN) 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Ze Zhang (CHN) 6-3 6-2 6-2

Doubles
Mao-Xing Gong/Zhe Li (CHN) d. Andrei Goloubev/Yuri Schukin (KAZ) 6-3 6-2 ret.

Reverse Singles
Andrei Goloubev (KAZ) d. Ze Zhang (CHN) 6-2 6-4 6-3
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Di Wu (CHN) 6-3 2-6 7-5

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Euro/African Zone - Group III, Zone B
Marrakech, Morocco: Clay
Group A
Cote D'Ivoire
Kenya
Morocco

Group B
Botswana
Congo
Madagascar
Zimbabwe

Group C
Benin
Cameroon
Ghana
Tunisia

Group D
Algeria
Nigeria
Rwanda


Round Robin
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Group A
Cote D'Ivoire d. Kenya 3-0
Terence Nugent (CIV) d. Francis Thuku Mwangi (KEN) 6-3 6-2
Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. Gilbert Kibet (KEN) 6-0 6-0
Terence Nugent/Valentin Sanon (CIV) d. Gilbert Kibet/Francis Thuku Mwangi (KEN) 6-2 6-2


Group B
Madagascar d. Congo 3-0
Erick Counil (MAD) d. Alain Bemba (CGO) 6-1 6-0
Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) d. Chatrian Gnitou (CGO) 6-2 6-1
Thierry Rajaobelina/Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) d. Alain Bemba/Chatrian Gnitou (CGO) 6-0 6-2

Zimbabwe d. Botswana 3-0
Benjamin Lock (ZIM) d. Lefa Sibanda (BOT) 6-0 6-0
Mark Fynn (ZIM) d. Thabiso Mabaka (BOT) 6-0 6-0
Mark Fynn/Admire Mushonga (ZIM) d. Bakang Mosinyi/Shingirai Muzondiwa (BOT) 6-1 6-1


Group C
Tunisia d. Benin 3-0
Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Theophile Segodo (BEN) 6-1 6-0
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Loic Didavi (BEN) 6-2 6-0
Haythem Abid/Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Marc Houngbo/Christophe Pognon (BEN) 6-3 6-2

Ghana d. Cameroon 3-0
Mohammed Salifu (GHA) d. Germain Ayinda (CMR) 7-5 6-3
Henry Adjei-Darko (GHA) d. Celestin Nkoueleue (CMR) 6-0 6-0
Emmanuel Mensah/Menford Owusu (GHA) d. Augustin Ntouba/Etienne Teboh (CMR) 7-5 6-1


Group D
Nigeria d. Rwanda 3-0
Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) d. Justin Ntaberanwa (RWA) 6-2 6-2
Sunday Emmanuel (NGR) d. Olivier Nkunda (RWA) 6-3 6-1
Candy Idoko/Lawal Shehu (NGR) d. Dieu-Donne Habiyambere/Olivier Nkunda (RWA) 6-1 6-2


Thursday, May 6, 2010
Group A
Morocco d. Cote D'Ivoire 3-0
Rabie Chaki (MAR) d. Terence Nugent (CIV) 7-6(3) 6-3
Reda El Amrani (MAR) d. Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-3 7-6(1)
Talal Ouahabi/Mehdi Ziadi (MAR) d. Terence Nugent/Sylvain N'Yaba Lavry (CIV) 6-2 6-1


Group B
Madagascar d. Zimbabwe 2-1
Thierry Rajaobelina (MAD) d. Admire Mushonga (ZIM) 6-4 6-1
Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) d. Admire Mushonga (ZIM) 6-4 6-2 ???
Mark Fynn/Admire Mushonga (ZIM) d. Antso Rakotondramanga/Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3

Botswana d. Conga 2-1
Lefa Sibanda (BOT) d. Gildas Leba (CGO) 6-0 6-0
Shingirai Muzondiwa (BOT) d. Chatrian Gnitou (CGO) 7-5 3-6 6-3
Alain Bemba/Chatrian Gnitou (CGO) d. Thabiso Mabaka/Bakang Mosinyi (BOT) 7-5 3-6 6-4


Group C
Tunisia d. Ghana 3-0
Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Mohammed Salifu (GHA) 7-5 7-6(8)
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Henry Adjei-Darko (GHA) 6-4 7-5
Ouassim Derbal/Ahmed Triki (TUN) d. Emmanuel Mensah/Menford Owusu (GHA) 6-3 6-3

Benin d. Cameroon 2-1
Christophe Pognon (BEN) d. Germain Ayinda (CMR) 6-2 6-4
Celestin Nkoueleue (CMR) d. Loic Didavi (BEN) 6-4 0-6 7-6(6)
Loic Didavi/Theophile Segodo (BEN) d. Augustin Ntouba/Etienne Teboh (CMR) 4-6 7-5 6-1


Group D
Algeria d. Nigeria 2-1
Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) d. Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine (ALG) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2
Ouassel Hared (ALG) d. Sunday Emmanuel (NGR) 6-2 6-4
Ouassel Hared/Slimane Saoudi (ALG) d. Candy Idoko/Lawal Shehu (NGR) 3-6 7-5 7-5


Friday, May 7, 2010
Group A
Morocco d. Kenya 3-0
Mehdi Ziadi (MAR) d. Dennis Ochieng (KEN) 6-0 6-0
Talal Ouahabi (MAR) d. Yash Rawal (KEN) 6-0 6-0
Rabie Chaki/Reda El Amrani (MAR) d. Francis Thuku Mwangi/Yash Rawal (KEN) 6-0 6-1


Group B
Madagascar d. Botswana 3-0
Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) d. Lefa Sibanda (BOT) 6-0 6-1
Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) d. Shingirai Muzondiwa (BOT) 6-0 6-0
Antso Rakotondramanga/Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) d. Thabiso Mabaka/Bakang Mosinyi (BOT) 6-0 6-0

Zimbabwe d. Congo 3-0
Benjamin Lock (ZIM) d. Evence Kamessa (CGO) 6-1 6-0
Mark Fynn (ZIM) d. Chatrian Gnitou (CGO) 6-2 6-2
Mark Fynn/Admire Mushonga (ZIM) d. Alain Bemba/Gildas Leba (CGO) 6-0 6-1


Group C
Tunisia d. Cameroon 3-0
Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Augustin Ntouba (CMR) 6-0 6-1
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Germain Ayinda (CMR) 6-2 6-0
Ouassim Derbal/Ahmed Triki (TUN) d. Celestine Nkoueleue/Augustin Ntouba (CMR) 6-2 6-3

Benin d. Ghana 2-1
Christophe Pognon (BEN) d. Mohammed Salifu (GHA) 7-6(5) 1-6 6-1
Henry Adjei-Darko (GHA) d. Loic Didavi (BEN) 6-0 6-0
Loic Didavi/Christophe Pognon (BEN) d. Henry Adjei-Darko/Mohammed Salifu (GHA) 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 6-3


Group D
Algeria d. Rwanda 3-0
Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine (ALG) d. Dieu-Donne Habiyambere (RWA) 6-0 6-2
Slimane Saoudi (ALG) d. Olivier Nkunda (RWA) 6-1 6-1
Ahmed Ouadane/Slimane Saoudi (ALG) d. Mele Bizimana/Olivier Nkunda (RWA) 6-1 6-1


Saturday, May 8, 2010
Playoffs for 1st to 4th place
Morocco d. Madagascar 2-0
Rabie Chaki (MAR) d. Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) 6-1 6-4
Reda El Amrani (MAR) d. Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 6-0 6-1
Rabie Chaki/Reda El Amrani (MAR) vs Antso Rakotondramanga/Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) not played

Tunisia d. Algeria 2-0
Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Ouassel Hared (ALG) 6-3 6-2
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Slimane Saoudi (ALG) 6-4 6-2
Haythem Abid/Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Ahmed Ouadane/Slimane Saoudi (ALG) not played


Playoffs for 5th to 6th place
Nigeria d. Benin 2-1
Christophe Pognon (BEN) d. Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) 7-5 6-2
Sunday Emmanuel (NGR) d. Loic Didavi (BEN) 6-2 6-2
Candy Idoko/Lawal Shehu (NGR) d. Marc Houngbo/Christophe Pognon (BEN) 6-3 6-1


Playoffs for 7th to 8th place
Zimbabwe d. Cote D'Ivoire 2-0
Benjamin Lock (ZIM) d. Sylvain N'Yaba Lavry (CIV) 6-3 6-2
Mark Fynn (ZIM) d. Terence Nugent (CIV) 4-6 6-4 7-6(8)
Terence Nugent/Sylvain N'Yaba Lavry (CIV) vs Mark Fynn/Admire Mushonga (ZIM) not played


Playoffs for 9th to 10th place
Ghana d. Rwanda 3-0
Menford Owusu (GHA) d. Dieu-Donne Habiyambere (RWA) 6-2 5-7 6-0
Emmanuel Mensah (GHA) d. Olivier Nkunda (RWA) 6-2 6-2
Emannuel Mensah/Menford Owusu (GHA) d. Mele Bizimana/Justin Ntaberanwa (RWA) 6-2 6-2


Playoffs for 11th to 12th place
Kenya d. Botswana 3-0
Francis Thuku Mwangi (KEN) d. Thabiso Mabaka (BOT) 6-3 6-3
Gilbert Kibet (KEN) d. Shingirai Muzondiwa (BOT) 6-4 6-3
Dennis Ochieng/Yash Rawal (KEN) d. Bakang Mosinyi/Lefa Sibanda (BOT) 6-4 3-6 6-4


Playoffs for 13th to 14th place
Cameroon d. Congo 3-0
Augustin Ntouba (CMR) d. Evence Kamessa (CGO) 6-1 6-0
Germain Ayinda (CMR) d. Gildas Leba (CGO) 6-1 6-0
Augustin Ntouba/Etienne Teboh (CMR) d. Alain Bemba/Chatrian Gnitou (CGO) 7-5 7-5


Final Positions
1. Morocco, Tunisia*
3. Madagascar, Algeria
5. Nigeria, Zimbabwe
7. Benin, Ivory Coast
9. Ghana, Kenya
11. Rwanda, Botswana
13. Cameroon
14. Congo

*  Morocco and Tunisia promoted to Euro/African Zone - Group II in 2011