Teams for Davis Cup
Yesterday all the teams announced their Davis cup teams for the upcoming encounters right after the US open. The Davis Cup ties will take place from 14th to 16th september.
Spain is due to play USA at home on clay in the first semifinals of the world group, but they will miss the injured Nadal as the Spaniard announced that he is out of tennis for next two months. On the other hand, the USA team will also not have Andy Roddick or Mardy fish. But the last time they played Davis cup against Swiss team, their hero was John Isner who beat Federer on clay. It’s important to note that that tie was also on clay and that would help USA. Having said that Spain is the toughest team to beat at home with their clay court specialists like Ferrer and Almagro.
In the other semifinal, Argentina will take on Czech Republic. Argentina will miss the services of their Davis Cup hero David Nalbadian who pulled out of US open due to injury. The tie should be interesting with the Czech team having the upper hand in doubles rubber but if Delpo can win both his matches it would be difficult for the Czech team.
The World group playoffs and the zonal playoffs will also take place.
India will take on New Zealand in a round one playoff match of Asia and Oceania group. India has named a very weak side with Leander Paes opting out of the team, Somdev Devvarman out with injury and Mahesh Bhupatti and his Doubles partner Bopanna not being selected because the Olympics controversy.
Here are the detailed team line ups :
**WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS**
SPAIN v USA
Venue: Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijon, ESP (clay – outdoor)
- Spain -
David Ferrer
Nicolas Almagro
Marc Lopez
Captain: Alex Corretja
- USA -
John Isner
Sam Querrey
Mike Bryan
Bob Bryan
Captain: Jim Courier
ARGENTINA v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)
- Argentina -
Juan Martin del Potro
Juan Monaco
Carlos Berlocq
Eduardo Schwank
Captain: Martin Jaite
- Czech Republic -
Tomas Berdych
Radek Stepanek
Lukas Rosol
Ivo Minar
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil
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**WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS**
KAZAKHSTAN v UZBEKISTAN
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)
- Kazakhstan -
Mikhail Kukushkin
Andrey Golubev
Evgeny Korolev
Yuri Schukin
Captain: Dias Doskaraev
- Uzbekistan -
Denis Istomin
Farrukh Dustov
Murad Inoyatov
Sarvar Ikramov
Captain: Petr Lebed
GERMANY v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Rothenbaum Stadium, Hamburg, GER (clay – outdoor)
- Germany -
Florian Mayer
Benjamin Becker
Cedrik Marcel-Stebe
Philipp Petzschner
Captain: Patrik Kuhnen
- Australia -
Bernard Tomic
Matthew Ebden
Lleyton Hewitt
Chris Guccione
Captain: Patrick Rafter
JAPAN v ISRAEL
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – outdoor)
- Japan -
Kei Nishikori
Go Soeda
Tatsuma Ito
Yuichi Sugita
Captain: Toshiro Sakai
- Israel -
Dudi Sela
Amir Weintraub
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Captain: Eyal Ran
BELGIUM v SWEDEN
Venue: Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, BEL (clay – outdoor)
- Belgium -
David Goffin
Steve Darcis
Olivier Rochus
Ruben Bemelmans
Captain: Johan van Herck
- Sweden -
Michael Ryderstedt
Markus Eriksson
Robert Lindstedt
Johan Brunstrom
Captain: Thomas Enqvist
CANADA v SOUTH AFRICA
Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, CAN (hard – outdoor)
- Canada -
Milos Raonic
Vasek Pospisil
Frank Dancevic
Daniel Nestor
Captain: Martin Laurendeau
- South Africa -
Izak van der Merwe
Rik de Voest
Raven Klaasen
Nikala Scholtz
Captain: John-Laffnie de Jager
BRAZIL v RUSSIA
Venue: Harmonia Tenis Clube, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, BRA (clay – outdoor)
- Brazil -
Thomaz Bellucci
Rogerio Dutra Silva
Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares
Captain: Joao Luis Zwetsch
- Russia -
Alex Bogomolov Jr
Igor Andreev
Evgeny Donskoy
Andrey Kuznetsov
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
ITALY v CHILE
Venue: Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, ITA (clay – outdoor)
- Italy -
Andreas Seppi
Fabio Fognini
Simone Bolelli
Daniele Bracciali
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
- Chile -
Paul Capdeville
Jorge Aguilar
Guillermo Hormazabal
Christian Garin
Captain: Belus Prajoux
NETHERLANDS v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NED (clay – outdoor)
- Netherlands -
Robin Haase
Igor Sijsling
Thiemo de Bakker
Jean-Julien Rojer
Captain: Jan Siemerink
- Switzerland -
Roger Federer
Stanislas Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli
Henri Laaksonen
Captain: Severin Luthi
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**AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF**
PERU v ECUADOR
Venue: Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion, Lima, PER (clay – outdoor)
- Peru -
TBC
- Ecuador -
Julio-Cesar Campozano
Juan-Sebastian Vivanco
Emilio Gomez
Roberto Quiroz
Captain: Raul Viver
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**ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF**
INDIA v NEW ZEALAND
Venue: CLTA Tennis Stadium, Chandigarh, IND (hard – outdoor)
- India -
Yuki Bhambri
Vishnu Vardhan
Saketh Myneni
Sanam Singh
Captain: Shiv-Prakash Misra
- New Zealand -
Jose Statham
Daniel King-Turner
Michael Venus
Artem Sitak
Captain: Marcel Vos
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**EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF**
ROMANIA v FINLAND
Venue: Sala Sporturilor “Horia Demian” Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)
- Romania -
Marius Copil
Victor Crivoi
Horia Tecau
Florin Mergea
Captain: Ciprian Porumb
- Finland -
Jarkko Nieminen
Harri Heliovaara
Timo Nieminen
Micke Kontinen
Captain: Kim Tiilikainen
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**EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF**
SLOVAK REPUBLIC v PORTUGAL
Venue: Aegon Arena, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)
- Slovak Republic -
Martin Klizan
Lukas Lacko
Filip Polasek
Michal Mertinak
Captain: Miloslav Mecir
- Portugal -
Federico Gil
Joao Sousa
Gastao Elias
Pedro Sousa
Captain: Pedro Cordeiro
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**AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND**
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC v MEXICO
Venue: Centro Español Inc. Santiago de los Caballeros, DOM (clay – outdoor)
- Dominican Republic -
Víctor Estrella
Jose Hernandez
Roberto Cid
Henry Estrella
Captain: Rafael Moreno
- Mexico -
César Ramírez
Daniel Garza
Miguel Gallardo
Santiago González
Captain: Jorge Lozano
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**ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND**
INDONESIA v PHILIPPINES
Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jarkarta, INA (hard – outdoor)
- Indonesia -
Christopher Rungkat
Elbert Sie
Aditya Hari Sasongko
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati
Captain: Bonit Wiryawan
- Philippines -
Treat Conrad Huey
Ruben Gonzales Jr.
Jeson Patrombon
Francis Casey Alcantara
Captain: Roland Peter Kraut
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**EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND**
LATVIA v UKRAINE
Venue: Liepajas Olimpiskais Centrs, Liepaja, LAT (hard – indoor)
- Latvia -
Ernests Gulbis
Andis Juska
Deniss Pavlovs
Martins Podzus
Captain: Karlis Lejnieks
- Ukraine -
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergey Bubka
Illya Marchenko
Denys Molchanov
Captain: Mikhail Filima
POLAND v BELARUS
Venue: Miejski Osrodek Sportu i Rekreacji, Lodz, POL (hard – indoor)
- Poland -
Lukasz Kubot
Jerzy Janowicz
Marcin Matkowski
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik
- Belarus -
Uladzimir Ignatik
Dzmitry Zhyrmont
Alexander Bury
Max Mirnyi
Captain: Sergei Teterin
