Mientras grandes estrellas de la talla de Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer y Nicolás Almagro, declinaron defender los colores de España por diferentes circunstancias, otros como Albert Ramos y Marcel Granollers, se encuentran contra la pared porque van perdiendo 0-2 ante España.
Mientras que otros como Carlos Berlocq y Juan Mónaco, minimizaron la ausencia de Juan Martín del Potro, pues Argentina venció 3-0 a Alemania.
CANADA leads SPAIN 2-0
Venue: Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoor)
Milos Raonic (CAN) a Albert Ramos (ESP) 67(5) 64 64 64
Frank Dancevic (CAN) a Marcel Granollers (ESP) 61 62 62
Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez (ESP)
Milos Raonic (CAN) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Frank Dancevic (CAN) v Albert Ramos (ESP)
ITALY leads CROATIA 2-1
Venue: Palavela, Turin, ITA (clay – indoor)
Marin Cilic (CRO) a Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 61 67(6) 46 63 62
Andreas Seppi (ITA) a Ivan Dodig (CRO) 62 67(2) 64 64
Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (ITA) a Marin Cilic/Ivan Dodig (CRO) 36 61 63 76(11)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Marin Cilic (CRO)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Ivan Dodig (CRO)
SERBIA defeated BELGIUM 3-0
Venue: Spiroudome de Charleroi, Charleroi, BEL (clay – indoor)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) a David Goffin (BEL) 16 36 76(5) 64 64
Novak Djokovic (SRB) a Olivier Rochus (BEL) 63 62 62
Viktor Troicki/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) a Ruben Bemelmans/Steve Darcis (BEL) 64 64 57 64
David Goffin (BEL) v Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Olivier Rochus (BEL) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)
USA leads BRAZIL 2-1
Venue: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL, USA (hard – indoor)
Sam Querrey (USA) a Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 63 64 64
John Isner (USA) v Thiago Alves (BRA) 63 76(4) 63
Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) a Mike Bryan/Bob Bryan (USA) 76(6) 67(7) 64 36 63
John Isner (USA) v Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)
Sam Querrey (USA) v Thiago Alves (BRA)
FRANCE defeated ISRAEL 3-0
Venue: Kindarena, Rouen, FRA (hard – indoor)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) a Amir Weintraub (ISR) 63 63 46 75
Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Dudi Sela (ISR) 63 62 62
Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra (FRA) a Jonathan Erlich/Dudi Sela (ISR) 76(3) 61 60
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Amir Weintraub (ISR)
ARGENTINA defeated GERMANY 3-0
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) a Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 36 75 62 46 4-5 ret. (left hamstring)
Juan Monaco (ARG) a Florian Mayer (GER) 67(4) 63 63 64
David Nalbandian/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) a Tobias Kamke/Christopher Kas (GER) 61 64 57 62
Juan Monaco (ARG) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v Florian Mayer (GER)
KAZAKHSTAN leads AUSTRIA 2-1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) a Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 76(2) 63 76(5)
Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) a Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 76(4) 63 62
Julian Knowle/Alexander Peya (AUT) a Andrey Golubev/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) 76(5) 63 76(3)
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) v Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) v Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
CZECH REPUBLIC leads SWITZERLAND 2-1
Venue: Palexpo, Geneva, SUI (hard – indoor)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) a Lukas Rosol (CZE) 64 63 64
Tomas Berdych (CZE) a Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 63 62 67(5) 61
Tomas Berdych/ Lukas Rosol (CZE) a Marco Chiudinelli/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 64 57 64 67(3) 2422
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Henri Laaksonen (SUI) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
URUGUAY leads DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2-1
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)
Marcel Felder (URU) a Roberto Cid (DOM) 63 63 62
Jose Hernandez (DOM) a Martin Cuevas (URU) 64 61 63
Ariel Behar/Marcel Felder (URU) a Henry Estrella/Jose Hernandez (DOM) 62 64 63
Marcel Felder (URU) v Jose Hernandez (DOM)
Martin Cuevas (URU) v Roberto Cid (DOM)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
AUSTRALIA defeated CHINESE TAIPEI 3-0
Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) a Yang Tsung-Hua (TPE) 64 64 64
Matthew Ebden (AUS) a Chen Ti (TPE) 63 64 75
Chris Guccione/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) a Lee Hsin-Han/Peng Hsien-Yin (TPE) 76(6) 64 62
Chen Ti (TPE) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Yang Tsung-Hua (TPE) v Matthew Ebden (AUS)
UZBEKISTAN defeated CHINA, P.R. 3-0
Venue: Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, UZB (clay – indoor)
Denis Istomin (UZB) a Wu Di (CHN) 46 46 76(4) 75 62
Farrukh Dustov (UZB) a Zhang Ze (CHN) 46 76(8) 64 36 64
Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) a Gong Mao-Xin/Zhang Ze (CHN) 63 76(4) 63
Denis Istomin (UZB) v Zhang Ze (CHN)
Farrukh Dustov (UZB) v Wu Di (CHN)
KOREA, REP. leads INDIA 2-1
Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, IND (hard – outdoor)
Cho Min Hyeok (KOR) a Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan (IND) 61 60 61
Jeong Suk-Young (KOR) a Vijayant Malik (IND) 64 75 30 ret. (Cramping)
Leander Paes/Purav Raja (IND) v Lim Yong-Kyu/ Nam Ji Sung (KOR) 64 76(5) 62
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan (IND) v Jeong Suk-Young (KOR)
Vijayant Malik (IND) v Cho Min Hyeok (KOR)
JAPAN defeated INDONESIA 3-0
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoor)
Tatsuma Ito (JPN) a Christopher Rungkat (INA) 62 62 64
Go Soeda (JPN) a Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA) 60 60 61
Tatsuma Ito/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) a Christopher Rungkat/Elbert Sie (INA) 64 57 26 75 62
Go Soeda (JPN) v Christopher Rungkat (INA)
Tatsuma Ito (JPN) v Wisnu Adi Nugroho (INA)
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
POLAND leads SLOVENIA 2-1
Venue: Centennial Hall, Wroclaw, POL (hard – indoor)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) a Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 63 63 75
Lukasz Kubot (POL) a Grega Zemlja (SLO) 63 63 60
Blaz Kavcic/Grega Zemlja (SLO) a Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) 63 26 62 46 1311
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Grega Zemlja (SLO)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Blaz Kavcic (SLO)
ROMANIA defeated DENMARK 3-0
Venue: Sala Sporturilor «Horia Demian», Cluj Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)
Marius Copil (ROU) a Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 63 76(7) 64
Adrian Ungur (ROU) a Martin Pedersen (DEN) 62 76(3) 46 46 62
Horia Tecau/Florin Mergea (ROU) a Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 76(3) 62 64
Adrian Ungur (ROU) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)
Marius Copil (ROU) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)
SLOVAK REPUBLIC leads UKRAINE 2-1
Venue: TC Premier, Kremenchug, UKR (hard – indoor)
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) a Andrej Martin (SVK) 62 62 75
Lukas Lacko (SVK) a Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 62 57 76(5) 64
Filip Polasek/Igor Zelenay (SVK) a Alexandr Dolgopolov/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 76(4) 76(3) 63
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) v Lukas Lacko (SVK)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v Andrej Martin (SVK)
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
MEXICO defeated PUERTO RICO 3-0
Venue: Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao, PUR (hard – outdoor)
Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) a Alex Llompart (PUR) 76(7) 63 76(4)
Daniel Garza (MEX) a Christian Garay (PUR) 62 60 63
Daniel Garza/Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) a Gilberto Alvarez/Alex Llompart (PUR) 64 67(4) 61 36 86
Alex Llompart (PUR) v Daniel Garza (MEX)
Christian Garay (PUR) v Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX)
EL SALVADOR defeated BARBADOS 3-0
Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, ESA (clay – outdoor)
Rafael Arevalo (ESA) a Darian King (BAR) 63 67(1) 62 64
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) a Anthony Marshall (BAR) 61 61 61
Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) a Darian King/Russell Moseley (BAR) 26 63 64 62
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) v Darian King (BAR)
Rafael Arevalo (ESA) v Anthony Marshall (BAR)
VENEZUELA leads GUATEMALA 2-0
Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)
David Souto (VEN) a Sebastien Vidal (GUA) 62 61 76(5)
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) a Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) 63 75 36 61
Piero Luisi/Luis Martinez (VEN) v Christopher Diaz-Figueroa/Sebastien Vidal (GUA)
David Souto (VEN) v Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA)
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) v Sebastien Vidal (GUA)
PERU defeated HAITI 3-0
Venue: Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion, Lima, PER (clay – outdoor)
Duilio Beretta (PER) a Hillel Rousseau (HAI) 62 62 60
Mauricio Echazu (PER) a Olivier Sajous (HAI) 64 63 75
Duilio Beretta/Sergio Galdos (PER) a Joel Allen/Olivier Sajous (HAI) 76(5) 64 64
Duilio Beretta (PER) v Olivier Sajous (HAI)
Mauricio Echazu (PER) v Hillel Rousseau (HAI)
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
NEW ZEALAND defeated LEBANON 4-0
Venue: Albany Tennis Park, Auckland, NZL (hard – indoor)
Daniel King-Turner (NZL) a Michael Massih (LIB) 61 61 60
Artem Sitak (NZL) a Karim Alayli (LIB) 62 61 60
Marcus Daniell/Daniel King-Turner (NZL) a Ibrahim Abou Chahine/Karim Alayli (LIB) 61 61 61
Daniel King-Turner (NZL) a Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB) 60 61
Artem Sitak (NZL) v Michael Massih (LIB)
PAKISTAN leads SRI LANKA 2-1
Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)
Aqeel Khan (PAK) a Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 46 61 42 ret.
Harshana Godamanna (SRI) a Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 76(3) 75 76(3)
Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) a Harshana Godamann/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI) 62 67(0) 26 63 62
Harshana Godamanna (SRI) v Aqeel Khan (PAK)
Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) v Aisam Qureshi (PAK)
THAILAND leads KUWAIT 2-1
Venue: Kuwait Tennis Federation Centre, Meshref, KUW (hard – outdoor)
Danai Udomchoke (THA) a Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) 61 61 46 46 64
Abdullah Maqdas (KUW) a Kittiphong Wachiramanowong (THA) 64 76(7) 36 36 61
Pruchya Isarow/Nuttanon Kadchapanan (THA) a Mohammad Ghareeb/Abdullah Maqdas (KUW) 36 63 76(6) 76(4)
Abdullah Maqdas (KUW) v Danai Udomchoke (THA)
Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) v Kittiphong Wachiramanowong (THA)
PHILIPPINES defeated SYRIA 3-0
Venue: Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu, PHI (clay – outdoor)
Johnny Arcilla (PHI) a Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR) 64 57 61 62
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) a Marc Abdelnour (SYR) 64 76(1) 62
Ruben Gonzales/Treat Conrad Huey (PHI) a Marc Abdelnour/Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR) 60 63 26 62
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) v Issam Haitham Taweel (SYR)
Johnny Arcilla (PHI) v Marc Abdelnour (SYR)
EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II FIRST ROUND
FINLAND leads BULGARIA 2-1
Venue: Tennis Hall «Sofia», Sofia, BUL (hard – indoor)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) a Juho Paukku (FIN) 61 61 60
Micke Kontinen (FIN) a Alexander Lazov (BUL) 76(4) 63 64
Harri Heliovaara/Henri Kontinen (FIN) a Grigor Dimitrov/Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) 75 61 46 26 64
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v Micke Kontinen (FIN)
Alexander Lazov (BUL) v Juho Paukku (FIN)
IRELAND leads ESTONIA 2-1
Venue: David Lloyd Riverview, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)
James McGee (IRL) a Jaan Kononov (EST) 60 61 63
Vladimir Ivanov (EST) a Sam Barry (IRL) 36 62 63 76(3)
Sam Barry/James McGee (IRL) a Vladimir Ivanov/Marek Marksoo (EST) 64 63 36 36 97
James McGee (IRL) v Vladimir Ivanov (EST)
Sam Barry (IRL) v Jaan Kononov (EST)
LATVIA defeated TUNISIA 3-0
Venue: Cité Nationale Sportive, El Menzah, TUN (hard – outdoor)
Andis Juska (LAT) a Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) 76(7) 63 60
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) a Slim Hamza (TUN) 61 62 60
Ernests Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT) a Slim Hamza/Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) 76(6) 26 63 64
Mohamed Haythem Abid (TUN) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
Slim Hamza (TUN) v Andis Juska (LAT)
MONACO leads BELARUS 2-1
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, MON (clay – outdoor)
Benjamin Balleret (MON) a Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) 67(6) 61 63 63
Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) a Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 64 64 60
Benjamin Balleret/Guillaume Couillard (MON) a Max Mirnyi/Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 76(3) 46 46 76(5) 62
Benjamin Balleret (MON) v Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)
Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) v Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR)
MOLDOVA leads HUNGARY 2-1
Venue: Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chisinau, MDA (hard – indoor)
Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) a Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 36 63 64 64
Radu Albot (MDA) a Viktor Filipenko (HUN) 61 63 63
Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) a Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA) 63 62 62
Radu Albot (MDA) v Marton Fucsovics (HUN)
Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) v Viktor Filipenko (HUN)
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA defeated LUXEMBOURG 3-0
Venue: Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, BIH (hard – indoor)
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) a Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) 64 64 60
Aldin Setkic (BIH) a Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 64 60 63
Tomislav Brkic/Damir Dzumhur (BIH) a Laurent Bram/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) 61 63 63
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) v Ugo Nastasi (LUX)
Aldin Setkic (BIH) v Mike Scheidweiler (LUX)
LITHUANIA leads CYPRUS 2-1
Venue: Siauliu Arena, Siauliai, LTU (hard – indoor)
Dovydas Sakinis (LTU) a Rares Cuzdriorean (CYP) 62 62 16 63
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) a Petros Chrysochos (CYP) 61 64 60
Petros Chrysochos/Rares Cuzdriorean (CYP) a Ricardas Berankis/Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 75 36 36 64 64
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) v Rares Cuzdriorean (CYP)
Dovydas Sakinis (LTU) v Petros Chrysochos (CYP)
