WORLD GROUP 1ST ROUND

GREAT BRITAIN leads JAPAN 2-1
Venue: Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, GBR (hard – indoor)

Andy Murray (GBR) d. Taro Daniel (JPN) 61 63 61
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Daniel Evans (GBR) 63 75 76(3)
Andy Murray/Jamie Murray (GBR) d. Yoshihito Nishioka/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 63 62 64
Andy Murray (GBR) v Kei Nishikori (JPN)
Daniel Evans (GBR) v Taro Daniel (JPN)

KAZAKHSTAN leads SERBIA 2-1
Venue: Aleksandar Nikolic Arena (Poinir Hall), Belgrade, SRB (hard – indoor)

Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 61 62 63
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 75 62 64
Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) d. Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 63 76(3) 75
Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) v Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)

ITALY defeated SWITZERLAND 3-0
Venue: Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, ITA (clay – indoor)

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 76(14) 63 46 57 75
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 75 76(4) 36 63
Simone Bolelli/Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Marco Chiudinelli/Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 63 61 63
Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) v Henri Laaksonen (SUI)

ARGENTINA leads POLAND 2-1
Venue: Ergo Arena, Gdansk, POL (hard – indoor)

Guido Pella (ARG) d. Michal Przysiezny (POL) 61 64 76(5)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 62 76(3) 62
Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Carlos Berlocq/Renzo Olivo (ARG) 63 64 64
Michal Przysiezny (POL) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Hubert Hurkacz (POL) v Guido Pella (ARG)

FRANCE defeated CANADA 3-0
Venue: Vélodrome Amédée Detraux, Guadeloupe, FRA (clay – outdoor)

Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN) 63 61 63
Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 75 63 63
Richard Gasquet/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Philip Bester/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 76(4) 61 76(4)
Gael Monfils (FRA) v Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
Gilles Simon (FRA) v Frank Dancevic (CAN)

CZECH REPUBLIC leads GERMANY 2-1
Venue: TUI Arena, Hannover, GER (hard – indoor)

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 36 63 64 26 63
Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. Alexander Zverev (GER) 76(6) 16 46 76(5) 64
Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber/Philipp Petzschner (GER) 76(7) 75 64
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Alexander Zverev (GER) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)

USA leads AUSTRALIA 2-1
Venue: Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Kooyong, AUS (grass – outdoor)

John Isner (USA) d. Samuel Groth (AUS) 76(2) 62 62
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Jack Sock (USA) 76(2) 63 36 64
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Lleyton Hewitt/John Peers (AUS) 63 63 46 46 63
Bernard Tomic (AUS) v John Isner (USA)
Samuel Groth (AUS) v Jack Sock (USA)

CROATIA leads BELGIUM 2-1
Venue: Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, BEL (clay – indoor)

Marin Cilic (CRO) d. Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 75 63 75
David Goffin (BEL) d. Borna Coric (CRO) 63 62 26 36 63
Ivan Dodig/Franko Skugor (CRO) d. Ruben Bemelmans/David Goffin (BEL) 76(5) 63 61
David Goffin (BEL) v Marin Cilic (CRO)
Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) v Borna Coric (CRO)

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I FIRST ROUND

ROMANIA leads SLOVENIA 3-0
Venue: Sala Sporturilor, Arad, ROU (hard – indoor)

Marius Copil (ROU) d. Blaz Rola (SLO) 75 63 76(5)
Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 46 46 63 76(3) 64
Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Blaz Rola/Grega Zemlja (SLO) 63 76(5) 76(3)
Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Blaz Rola (SLO)
Marius Copil (ROU) v Grega Zemlja (SLO)

AUSTRIA leads PORTUGAL 2-1
Venue: Pavilhao Vitoria Sport Clube, Guimarães, POR (hard – indoor)

Joao Sousa (POR) d. Gerald Melzer (AUT) 61 75 62
Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 36 75 63 16 76(6)
Alexander Peya/Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR) 67(6) 67(4) 61 63 64
Joao Sousa (POR) v Dominic Thiem (AUT)
Gastao Elias (POR) v Gerald Melzer (AUT)

RUSSIA defeated SWEDEN 3-0
Venue: Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, RUS (hard – indoor)

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Isak Arvidsson (SWE) 46 61 61 64
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Daniel Windahl (SWE) 63 61 61
Evgeny Donskoy/Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) d. Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 63 76(5) 63
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v Isak Arvidsson (SWE)
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) v Daniel Windahl (SWE)

HUNGARY defeated ISRAEL 3-0
Venue: Heroes’ Square Stadium, Budapest, HUN (clay – indoor)

Peter Nagy (HUN) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 62 63 46 46 61
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Amir Weintraub (ISR) 64 62 75
Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) d. Jonathan Erlich/Dudi Sela (ISR) 76(2) 36 76(5) 76(7)
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
Peter Nagy (HUN) v Amir Weintraub (ISR)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I FIRST ROUND

KOREA, REPUBLIC leads NEW ZEALAND 2-0
Venue: Olympic Tennis Courts, Seoul, KOR (hard – outdoor)

Seong Chan Hong (KOR) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 64 63 46 76(6)
Hyeon Chung (KOR) d. Michael Venus (NZL) 64 75 61
Hyeon Chung/Yong-Kyu Lim (KOR) v Artem Sitak/Michael Venus (NZL) *delayed due to rain
Hyeon Chung (KOR) v Jose Statham (NZL)
Seong Chan Hong (KOR) v Michael Venus (NZL)

CHINA, P.R. defeated PAKISTAN 3-0
Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)

Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 64 62 62
Di Wu (CHN) d. Yasir Khan (PAK) 36 61 64 62
Yan Bai/Mao-Xin Gong (CHN) d. Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 64 36 63 76(4)
Aqeel Khan (PAK) v Di Wu (CHN)
Yasir Khan (PAK) v Ze Zhang (CHN)

AMERICAS GROUP I FIRST ROUND

ECUADOR leads BARBADOS 3-0
Venue: Portoviejo Tennis Club, Portoviejo, ECU (clay – outdoor)

Emilio Gomez (ECU) d. Adam Hornby (BAR) 60 60 60
Ivan Endara (ECU) d. Darian King (BAR) 61 62 64
Emilio Gomez/Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) d. Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) 64 67(7) 62 63
Emilio Gomez (ECU) v Darian King (BAR)
Ivan Endara (ECU) v Adam Hornby (BAR)

CHILE leads DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 3-0
Venue: Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez P – Court Central, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)

Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Jose Olivares (DOM) 61 61 76(4)
Gonzalo Lama (CHI) d. Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) 63 76(3) 75
Julio Peralta/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Manuel Castellanos/Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) 61 61 75
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) v Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM)
Gonzalo Lama (CHI) v Jose Olivares (DOM)

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II FIRST ROUND

LITHUANIA leads NORWAY 2-1
Venue: Siauliu Arena, Siauliai, LTU (hard – indoor)

Viktor Durasovic (NOR) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 75 36 64 46 76(2)
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Casper Ruud (NOR) 62 61 64
Ricardas Berankis/Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) d. Viktor Durasovic/Casper Ruud (NOR) 62 76(2) 61
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) v Viktor Durasovic (NOR)
Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) v Casper Ruud (NOR)

SOUTH AFRICA leads LUXEMBOURG 3-0
Venue: Irene Country Club, Centurion, RSA (hard – outdoor)

Tucker Vorster (RSA) d. Alex Knaff (LUX) 61 64 64
Lloyd Harris (RSA) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 61 64 64
Dean O’Brien/Ruan Roelofse (RSA) d. Ugo Nastasi/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) 63 75 62
Tucker Vorster (RSA) v Tom Diederich (LUX)
Lloyd Harris (RSA) v Alex Knaff (LUX)

TURKEY leads BULGARIA 2-1
Venue: Ankara Tenis Kulübü, Ankara, TUR (hard – indoor)

Cem Ilkel (TUR) d. Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) 76(4) 16 64 16 75
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. Alexandar Lazarov (BUL) 64 62 63
Aleksandar Lazov/Vasko Mladenov (BUL) d. Tuna Altuna/Cem Ilkel (TUR) 76(6) 67(5) 67(4) 76(5) 64
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL)
Cem Ilkel (TUR) v Alexandar Lazarov (BUL)

BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA leads TUNISIA 2-1
Venue: Gradska Arena Zenica, Zenica, BIH (carpet – indoor)

Mirza Basic (BIH) d. Anis Ghorbel (TUN) 62 64 62
Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Tomislav Brkic (BIH) 67(5) 62 76(7) 67(5) 64
Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH) d. Malek Jaziri/Skander Mansouri (TUN) 67(2) 46 63 75 64
Mirza Basic (BIH) v Malek Jaziri (TUN)
Tomislav Brkic (BIH) v Anis Ghorbel (TUN)

LATVIA defeated MONACO 3-0
Venue: Daugavpils Olimpiskais Centrs, Daugavpils, LAT (hard – indoor)

Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Romain Arneodo (MON) 76(5) 64 76(6)
Mikelis Libietis (LAT) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 36 64 36 63 64
Mikelis Libietis/Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Romain Arneodo/Benjamin Balleret (MON) 63 62 75
Mikelis Libietis (LAT) v Romain Arneodo (MON)
Martins Podzus (LAT) v Benjamin Balleret (MON)

BELARUS leads EGYPT 2-1
Venue: El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, EGY (clay – outdoor)

Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) 62 63 61
Ilya Ivashka (BLR) d. Mohamed Safwat (EGY) 57 60 36 76(3) 75
Youssef Hossam/Mohamed Safwat (EGY) d. Alexander Bury/Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 76(7) 46 64 46 75
Mohamed Safwat (EGY) v Egor Gerasimov (BLR)
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) v Ilya Ivashka (BLR)

FINLAND defeated ZIMBABWE 3-0
Venue: Kittilan Urheiluhalli, Kittila, FIN (hard – indoor)

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Courtney John Lock (ZIM) 60 60 60
Harri Heliovaara (FIN) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 36 63 46 64 64
Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Mark Fynn/Courtney John Lock (ZIM) 61 60 61
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM)
Harri Heliovaara (FIN) v Courtney John Lock (ZIM)

DENMARK defeated GEORGIA 3-0
Venue: New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, GEO (carpet – indoor)

Christian Sigsgaard (DEN) d. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 67(4) 61 64 64
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. George Tsivadze (GEO) 76(3) 60 61
Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Nikoloz Basilashvili/George Tsivadze (GEO) 76(0) 61 62
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)
George Tsivadze (GEO) v Christian Sigsgaard (DEN)

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II FIST ROUND

CHINESE TAIPEI leads MALAYSIA 2-1
Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung, TPE (hard – outdoor)

Mohd Assri Merzuki (MAS) d. Jui-Chen Hung (TPE) 62 67(6) 06 61 64
Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) d. Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib (MAS) 60 60 62
Liang-Chi Huang/Chu-Huan Yi (TPE) d. Mohd Assri Merzuki/Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib (MAS) 61 64 62
Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) v Mohd Assri Merzuki (MAS)
Jui-Chen Hung (TPE) v Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib (MAS)

PHILIPPINES defeated KUWAIT 3-0
Venue: Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig City,  Metro-Manila, PHI (clay – indoor)

Jeson Patrombon (PHI) d. Abdulrahman Alawadhi (KUW) 60 62 61
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) 76(2) 62 16 67(6) 55 ret.
Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) d. Abdulrahman Alawadhi/Abdulhamid Mubarak (KUW) 61 61 62
Jeson Patrombon (PHI) v Abdulhamid Mubarak (KUW)
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) v Abdulrahman Alawadhi (KUW)

VIETNAM leads INDONESIA 2-1
Venue: Gelora Manahan Tennis Stadium Complex, Surakarta, INA (hard – outdoor)

Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Minh Tuan Pham (VIE) 61 61 62
Nam Hoang Ly (VIE) d. Aditya Hari Sasongko (INA) 61 64 62
Nam Hoang Ly/Thien Nguyen Hoang (VIE) d. Christopher Rungkat/Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) 63 36 76(3) 62
Christopher Rungkat (INA) v Nam Hoang Ly (VIE)
Aditya Hari Sasongko (INA) v Minh Tuan Pham (VIE)

THAILAND leads SRI LANKA 2-1
Venue: The National Tennis Development Center (LTAT), Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)

Harshana Godamanna (SRI) d. Puriwat Chatpatcharoen (THA) 63 67(4) 63 63
Pruchya Isarow (THA) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 62 63 63
Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. Yasitha De Silva/Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 60 62 63
Puriwat Chatpatcharoen (THA) v Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI)
Pruchya Isarow (THA) v Harshana Godamanna (SRI)

AMERICAS GROUP II FIRST ROUND

PERU leads URUGUAY 2-1
Venue: Club Tennis Las Terrazas Miraflores, Lima, PER (clay – outdoor)

Jorge Brian Panta (PER) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 57 75 67(5) 76(4) 64
Mauricio Echazu (PER) d. Santiago Maresca (URU) 67(5) 61 62 61
Ariel Behar/Martin Cuevas (URU) d. Duilio Vallebuona/Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 64 76(3) 75
Mauricio Echazu (PER) v Martin Cuevas (URU)
Jorge Brian Panta (PER) v Santiago Maresca (URU)

MEXICO leads GUATEMALA 2-0
Venue: Juan Camilo Mouriño Terrazo Stadium, San Francisco de Campeche, MEX (hard – outdoor)

Lucas Gomez (MEX) d. Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA) 64 36 62 62
Hans Hach (MEX) d. Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) 76(5) 67(2) 46 63 62
Santiago Gonzalez/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) v Christopher Diaz-Figueroa/Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA)
Lucas Gomez (MEX) v Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA)
Hans Hach (MEX) v Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA)

EL SALVADOR leads PUERTO RICO 2-1
Venue: Complejo Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot, Santa Tecla, ESA (hard – outdoor)

Sebastian Arcila (PUR) d. Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA) 64 64 62
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Alex Diaz (PUR) 62 62 60
Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Sebastian Arcila/Alex Diaz (PUR) 67(6) 62 62 63
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) v Sebastian Arcila (PUR)
Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA) v Alex Diaz (PUR)

VENEZUELA leads PARAGUAY 3-0
Venue: Cancha Central, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)

Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Bruno Britez (PAR) 67(8) 75 61 75
Luis David Martinez (VEN) d. Ayed Zatar (PAR) 75 36 76(7) 64
Luis David Martinez/Roberto Maytin (VEN) d. Bruno Britez/Ayed Zatar (PAR) 62 62 64
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) v Ayed Zatar (PAR)
Luis David Martinez (VEN) v Bruno Britez (PAR)