Tutti i risultati della 1° giornata di Davis, dal World Group ai raggruppamenti zonali. Sorpresa Danimarca, che costringe la Russia alla parità. Melzer battuto in Svezia dl giovanissimo Ymer, rimedia Haider-Maurer. Kubot e Berankis giocano un game da 36 minuti (e 48 punti!!!)

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)