The ITF have finally decided to expand the use of Hawk-Eye replay technology for all rounds in the Davis Cup and Fed Cup World Groups.
The replay technology is used only for matches on hard and grass courts. Thus, it will be interesting to see if can be added to clay courts. Plus, with this addition does that mean the ITF will pay for Hawk-Eye to be implemented? or will the clubs or national organisations need to pay?
Alex Corretja has taken over as Spainish Davis Cup Captain. Corretja replaces another former top player as Davis Cup captain, Albert Costa.
“It’s a privilege to be able to captain the best team of players in the world,” said Corretja.
Its all scheduled to be officially announced at a press conference today.
Albert Costa has decided to step down as Spain’s Davis Cup captain. Costa is set to become the coordinator of the Spanish federation’s national teams.
Costa was the captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team for three years and in that time was able to help them lift the title twice.
Costa says “after three fantastic years leading the Davis Cup team, I now look forward to this new challenge.”
The 2011 Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Junior Fed Cup finals are over and Great Britain and Australia are the winners.
JUNIOR DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS
Final
Great Britain (1) defeated Italy (2) 2-0
Evan Hoyt (GBR) d. Stefano Napolitano (ITA) 64 63
Kyle Edmund (GBR) d. Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) 63 64
Doubles not played
3rd place play-off
France (6) defeated South Africa 2-0
Quentin Halys (FRA) d. Theo Ferreira (RSA) 63 62
Alexandre Favrot (FRA) d. Wayne Montgomery (RSA) 64 62
Doubles not played
5th place play-off
Australia (3) defeated Japan (4) 2-0
Daniel Guccione (AUS) d. Takashi Saito (JPN) 62 75
Nicholas Kyrgios (AUS) d. Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 64 64
Doubles not played
7th place play-off
Canada (8) defeated Chile (7) 2-0
Filip Obucina (CAN) d. Sebastian Penaloza (CHI) 63 60
Brayden Schnur (CAN) d. Guillermo Nunez (CHI) 36 61 62
Doubles not played
9th place play-off
Thailand defeated Hong Kong, China 2-0
Chayanon Kaewsuto (THA) d. Chun Hun Wong (HKG) 67(4) 64 75
Pruchya Isaro (THA) d. Pak Long Yeung (HKG) 63 64
Doubles not played
11th place play-off
Tunisia defeated Argentina 2-1
Pedro Cachin (ARG) d. Merouen Ferchichi (TUN) 62 62
Iskander Mansouri (TUN) d. Juan Pablo Paz (ARG) 26 63 64
Merouen Ferchichi/Iskander Mansouri (TUN) d. Francisco Bahamonde/Pedro Cachin (ARG) 75 64
13th place play-off
Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0
Lucas Gomez (MEX) d. Juan Carvajal (ECU) 62 62
Ricardo Medinilla (MEX) d. Jose Chamba (ECU) 61 62
Doubles not played
15th place play-off
Germany defeated Israel (5) 2-0
Adrian Obert (GER) d. Eyal Cohen (ISR) 63 36 64
Hannes Wagner (GER) d. Or Ram-Harel (ISR) 63 61
Doubles not played
JUNIOR FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS
Final
Australia (1) defeated Canada (2) 2-0
Belinda Woolcock (AUS) d. Carol Zhao (CAN) 61 63
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. Francoise Abanda (CAN) 62 63
Doubles not played
3rd place play-off
Czech Republic (5) defeated Italy (3) 2-0
Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) d. Camilla Rosatello (ITA) 61 62
Petra Rohanova (CZE) d. Giulia Pairone (ITA) 61 76(3)
Doubles not played
5th place play-off
Mexico (7) defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0
Alejandra Cisneros (MEX) d. Chu-Chen Chueh (TPE) 62 62
Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) d. Ya-Hsuan Lee (TPE) 62 57 63
Doubles not played
7th place play-off
South Africa defeated Germany 2-0
Ilze Hattingh (RSA) d. Antonia Lottner (GER) 64 62
Lynn Kiro (RSA) d. Sonja Larsen (GER) 61 57 62
Doubles not played
9th place play-off
Brazil (8) defeated Argentina 2-0
Carolina Meligeni Alves (BRA) d. Stephanie Petit (ARG) 64 75
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) d. Maria Constanza Vega (ARG) 64 63
Doubles not played
11th place play-off
Spain (4) defeated Japan (6) 2-1
Mami Adachi (JPN) d. Miriam Rosell (ESP) 61 64
Sara Sorribes (ESP) d. Ayaka Okuno (JPN) 64 63
Miriam Civera/Miriam Rosell (ESP) d. Ayaka Okuno/Hikari Yamamoto (JPN) 63 26 61
13th place play-off
Romania defeated Great Britain 2-1
Pippa Horn (GBR) d. Nicoleta Catalina Dascalu (ROU) 64 75
Iona Loredana Rosca (ROU) d. Katy Dunne (GBR) 61 46 64
Nicoleta Catalina Dascalu/Iona Loredana Rosca (ROU) d. Katy Dunne/Pippa Horn (GBR) 63 61
15th place play-off
Thailand defeated Bolivia 2-0
Sawanya Vasupongchai (THA) d. Raquel Montalvo (BOL) 63 61
Nahathat Khuntaket (THA) d. Nabila Farah (BOL) 60 63
Doubles not played
Final Standings
Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
1. Great Britain (1)
2. Italy (2)
3. France (6)
4. South Africa
5. Australia (3)
6. Japan (4)
7. Canada (8)
8. Chile (7)
9. Thailand
10. Hong Kong, China
11. Tunisia
12. Argentina
13. Mexico
14. Ecuador
15. Germany
16. Israel (5)
Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
1. Australia (1)
2. Canada (2)
3. Czech Republic (5)
4. Italy (3)
5. Mexico (7)
6. Chinese Taipei
7. South Africa
8. Germany
9. Brazil (8)
10. Argentina
11. Spain (4)
12. Japan (6)
13. Romania
14. Great Britain
15. Thailand
16. Bolivia
It seems like as Roger Federer gets older he actually is starting to relax a lot more in the media and even tell some jokes.
It wasnt a great weekend for Novak Djokovic! Djokovic hurt his back in the Davis Cup match against Juan Martin Del Potro, which allowed Argentina to defeat Serbia and move into the final.
In the third game of the second set, Djokovic re-aggravated the back injury he first had during the US Open.
Rafael Nadal told DavisCup.com that he is tired in the lead up to the Davis Cup tie between Spain and France.
“I played very long match and for sure it is a challenge for me. I am trying for my country but it’s tough. For me it’s not a mental problem, it’s a physical problem. I am ready to play mentally, but physically two and a half weeks was hard.”
Roger Federer was nice enough to stop and sign some autographs for kids as he gets ready to play the Davis Cup in Sydney.
Straight after the US Open everyone moves to their respective Davis Cup ties. Here is the first press conference we found and its for the Davis Cup 2011 World Group Playoff between Australia and Switzerland.
p.s. Federer wasnt there, but he is flying in on Wednesday.
Here are the team nominations for the 2011 Davis Cup. The semifinals and world group playoffs will be held September 16-18.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
SERBIA v ARGENTINA
Venue: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, SRB (hard – indoors)
Serbia
Novak Djokovic
Viktor Troicki
Janko Tipsarevic
Nenad Zimonjic
Captain: Bogdan Obradovic
Argentina
Juan Martin del Potro
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Monaco
David Nalbandian
Captain: Tito Vazquez
SPAIN v FRANCE
Venue: Plaza de Toros de los Califas, Cordoba, ESP (clay – outdoors)
Spain
Rafael Nadal
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano Lopez
Captain: Albert Costa
France
Gael Monfils
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Gilles Simon
Richard Gasquet
Captain: Guy Forget
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
ROMANIA v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Centrul National De Tenis, Bucharest, ROU (clay – outdoors)
Romania
Adrian Ungur
Victor Crivoi
Horia Tecau
Marius Copil
Captain: Andrei Pavel
Czech Republic
Tomas Berdych
Radek Stepanek
Lukas Rosol
Jan Hajek
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil
RUSSIA v BRAZIL
Venue: Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, RUS (hard – indoors)
Russia
Mikhail Youzhny
Dmitry Tursunov
Igor Kunitsyn
Igor Andreev
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
Brazil
Thomaz Bellucci
Ricardo Mello
Bruno Soares
Marcelo Melo
Captain: Joao Zwetsch
ISRAEL v CANADA
Venue: Canada Stadium, Ramat Hasharon, ISR (hard – outdoors)
Israel
Dudi Sela
Amir Weintraub
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Captain: Eyal Ran
Canada
Milos Raonic
Vasek Pospisil
Peter Polansky
Daniel Nestor
Captain: Martin Laurendeau
SOUTH AFRICA v CROATIA
Venue: Fanie Du Toit Sports Stadium, Potchefstroom, RSA (hard – outdoors)
South Africa
Kevin Anderson
Rik de Voest
Izak van der Merwe
Raven Klaasen
Captain: John-Laffnie de Jager
Croatia
Marin Cilic
Ivan Dodig
Antonio Veic
Nikola Mektic
Captain: Goran Prpic
CHILE v ITALY
Venue: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, CHI (hard – outdoors)
Chile
Paul Capdeville
Jorge Aguilar
Fernando Gonzalez
Nicolas Massu
Captain: Hans Gildemeister
Italy
Fabio Fognini
Potito Starace
Simone Bolelli
Daniele Bracciali
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
JAPAN v INDIA
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – outdoors)
Japan
Kei Nishikori
Tatsuma Ito
Go Soeda
Yuichi Sugita
Captain: Eiji Takeuchi
India
Somdev Devvarman
Rohan Bopanna
Leander Paes
Mahesh Bhupathi
Captain: Shiv Prakash Misra
BELGIUM v AUSTRIA
Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, BEL (hard – indoors)
Belgium
Xavier Malisse
Olivier Rochus
Steve Darcis
Ruben Bemelmans
Captain: Johan van Herck
Austria
Jurgen Melzer
Andreas Haider-Maurer
Oliver Marach
Alexander Peya
Captain: Gilbert Schaller
AUSTRALIA v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Royal Sydney Golf Club, Sydney, AUS (grass – outdoors)
Australia
Bernard Tomic
Marinko Matosevic
Lleyton Hewitt
Chris Guccione
Captain: Patrick Rafter
Switzerland
Roger Federer
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stephane Bohli
Marco Chiudinelli
Captain: Severin Luthi
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND RELEGATION PLAY-OFF
ECUADOR v MEXICO
Venue: Francisco Segura Cano (Guayaquil Tenis Club), Guayaquil, ECU (clay – outdoors)
Ecuador
Julio-Cesar Campozano
Ivan Endara
Roberto Quiroz
Juan-Sebastian Vivanco
Captain: Raul Viver
Mexico
Daniel Garza
Miguel Gallardo
Cesar Ramirez
Santiago Gonzalez
Captain: Jorge Lozano
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND RELEGATION PLAY-OFF
PHILIPPINES v CHINESE TAIPEI
Venue: Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, Lapu-Lapu, PHI (clay – outdoors)
Philippines
Treat Huey
Ruben Gonzales
Jeson Patrombon
Playing captain: Cecil Mamiit
Chinese Taipei
Ti Chen
Yeu-Tzuoo Wang
Hsin-Han Lee
Chu-Huan Yi
Captain: Chia-Yen Tsai
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
FINLAND v POLAND
Venue: Barona Arena, Espoo, FIN (hard – indoors)
Finland
Jarkko Nieminen
Henri Kontinen
Harri Heliovaara
Micke Kontinen
Captain: Kim Tiilikainen
Poland
Jerzy Janowicz
Grzegorz Panfil
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik
SLOVAK REPUBLIC v UKRAINE
Venue: Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, SVK (clay – outdoors)
Slovak Republic
Martin Klizan
Lukas Lacko
Pavol Cervenak
Filip Polasek
Captain: Miloslav Mecir
Ukraine
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Illya Marchenko
Sergei Bubka
Artem Smirnov
Captain: Orest Tereshchuk
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND
PARAGUAY v PERU
Venue: Club Internacional de Tenis CIT, Asuncion, PAR (clay – outdoors)
Paraguay
Daniel Lopez
Diego Galeano
Jose Benitez
Gustavo Ramirez
Captain: Victor Pecci
Peru
Dulio Beretta
Mauricio Echazu
Ivan Miranda
Sergio Galdos
Captain: Luis Horna
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND
KOREA, REP. v THAILAND
Venue: Gimcheon Total Sports Town Tennis Courts, Gimcheon, KOR (hard – outdoors)
Korea, Rep.
Yong-Kyu Lim
Young-Jun Kim
Suk-Young Jeong
Jae-Min Seol
Captain: Yong-Il Yoon
Thailand
Kittiphong Wachiramanowong
Perakiat Siriluethaiwattana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Captain: Tanakorn Srichaphan
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND
GREAT BRITAIN v HUNGARY
Venue: Braehead Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoors)
Great Britain
Andy Murray
James Ward
Colin Fleming
Ross Hutchins
Captain: Leon Smith
Hungary
Adam Kellner
Attila Balazs
Kornel Bardoczky
Gyorgy Balazs
Captain: Miklos Hornok
DENMARK v BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Venue: Hillerod Tennisklub, Hillerod, DEN
Denmark
Frederik Nielsen
Martin Pedersen
Thomas Kromann
Christoffer Konigsfeldt
Captain: Kenneth Carlsen
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Amer Delic
Aldin Setkic
Damir Dzumhur
Ismar Gorcic
Captain: Daver Vranic
For some reason Australia has chosen to play on grass for their upcoming Davis Cup tie with Switzerland in September. This choice seems foolish considering Roger Federer is pretty much unbeatable on grass!
I can only think this is because they are going to play Tomic and Guccione who both have very large serves and their best surface is grass. However, they need to basically win 2 singles and the doubles, because they will lose 2 singles rubbers to Roger Federer.
There has been no official comment from Tennis Australia on why they select grass over the other surfaces.
The Australia-Switzerland winner will advance to the topflight World Group next year.
Andy Murray isnt the most likeable guy in the world and Im wondering if he is trying to gain public sympathy. Andy cried at the recently British Davis Cup even, but to me it seemed to be put on a little bit. What do you think?
The Davis Cup 2011 World Group Play-offs are here and they will happen on September 16-18.
(s) denotes seeded nation
(*) denotes choice of ground determined by lot
Kei Nishikori has defeated Denis Istomin to get Japan in the Davis Cup World Group playoffs. Nishikori defeated Istomin 6-7 7-5 6-4 6-3 to give Japan a 3-1 win.
This win has given Japan a chance to make the World Group in the Davis Cup for the first time since 1985.
In case you missed the results from the Davis Cup this weekend here they all are. This is of course the 2011 World Group.
Serbia def. Sweden = 4-1
V. Troicki (SRB) def. M. Ryderstedt (SWE) = 6-3 6-1 6-7 7-5
J. Tipsarevic (SRB) def. E. Eleskovic (SWE) = 6-2 1-0. def.
S. Aspelin and R. Lindstedt (SWE) def. N. Djokovic and N. Zimonjic (SRB) = 6-4 7-6 7-5
J. Tipsarevic (SRB) def. M. Ryderstedt (SWE) = 6-2 7-5 6-3
V. Troicki (SRB) def. R. Linstedt (SWE) = 3-6 6-4 0-0
Argentina def. Kazakhstan = 5-0
J. Monaco (ARG) def. A. Golubev (KAZ) = 6-3 6-0 6-4
J. Del Potro (ARG) def. M. Kukushikin (KAZ) = 6-2 6-1 6-2
J. Chela and E. Schwank (ARG) def. E. Korolev and Y. Schukin (KAZ) = 6-3 6-2 7-5
J. Chela (ARG) def. E. Korolev (KAZ) = 2-6 6-2 6-0
J. Monaco (ARG) def. M. Kukushkin (KAZ) = 6-4 6-1
Spain def. USA = 3-1
F. Lopez (ESP) def. M. Fish (USA) = 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 8-6
D. Ferrer (ESP) def. A. Roddick (USA) = 7-6 7-5 6-3
B. Bryan and M. Bryan (USA) def. M. Granollers and F. Verdasco (ESP) = 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
D. Ferrer (ESP) def. M. Fish (USA) = 7-5 7-6 5-7 7-6
France def. Germany = 4-1
R. Gasquet (FRA) def. F. Mayer (GER) = 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-3
G. Monfils (FRA) def. P. Kohlschreiber (GER) = 7-6 7-6 6-4
M. Llodra and J. Tsonga (FRA) def. C. Kas and P. Petzchner (GER) = 7-6 6-4 6-4
P. Petzchner (GER) def. M. Llodra (FRA) 6-3 6-4
J. Tsonga (FRA) def. P. Kohlschreiber (GER) 7-6 7-6
A weird little video of Roger Federer and Marco Chiudinelli promoting the Davis Cup in Switzerland.
Lleyton Hewitt and Chris Guccione have been able to push Australia ahead in their Davis Cup tie against China. The pair defeated Maoxin Gong and Zhe Li 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Australia now lead the tie 2-1.
Friday’s Results:
Bernard Tomic d Zhang Ze 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-4.
Di Wu d Marinko Matosevic 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4
In a bit of a shock, Lleyton Hewitt has been left out of Australia’s Davis Cup tie with China. Hewitt has been saved for the doubles match while Bernard Tomic and Marinko Matosevic will play the single rubbers.
Tomic (71) and Matosevic (141) are still heavy favourites against the Chinese players Wu (404) and Zhang Ze (382).
Hewitt and Chris Guccione will contest the doubles rubber against Mao-Xin Gong and and Li Zhe.
This seems to be how the Swiss David Cup team practice their serve. Not sure I would want Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka serving at my ass!
Roger Federer has been practicing with his Swiss teammates, getting ready for their upcoming Davis Cup tie against Portugal.
Here are some photos from their practice session.
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