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

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Match 1: Viktor Troicki defeated Michael Ryderstedt 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 7-5

Match 2: Ervin Eleskovic retired with a knee injury in the second set against Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic.

In the Doubles rubber we will see Sweden’s Simon Aspelin and Robert Lindstedt are set to face Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic.

Im expecting Serbia to win the tie 3-0.

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According to a Swedish newspaper (Svenska Dagbladet) Thomas Johansson has been asked to come out of retirement to play Sweden’s Davis Cup playoffs against Italy in September.

“It’s tempting, but I don’t know if my body can go five sets,” said Johansson, but did add he was “training hard.”

Injuries and retirements have led Sweden to make a habit of luring back former players. Both Joachim Johansson and Andrea Vinciguerra have recently served on the squad, and former captain Mats Wilander even made an unsuccessful pitch to long-retired Stefan Edberg a couple of years ago.

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Bjorkman, 36, was treated to a special ceremony at Qi Zhong Stadium after he and partner Kevin Ullyett were knocked out of the Tennis Masters Cup doubles.

“They reminded me a little bit that this is obviously maybe my last match,” said Bjorkman, who noticed preparations for the farewell ceremony during the match.

“You know, I was trying to do everything possible to stay alive one more day, or maybe two.”

Bjorkman won all four doubles Grand Slams as well as the 1998 Davis Cup with Sweden and also reached the 1997 US Open singles semi-final and the last four at Wimbledon just two years ago.

Bjorkman and Ullyett fell to Poland’s Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski as the Swede failed in his bid for a third year-end title.

“I still think it’s great to end my career in the biggest event of the year, even if I would have gone further. But you can’t have everything,” he said.

“I’ve been mentally prepared for this because I’m mentally very ready to retire. I’ve been very fortunate to be able to play for so long.”

Bjorkman, who will now concentrate on editing a Swedish tennis magazine, cited the 1997 US Open loss to Britain’s Greg Rusesdski as his biggest regret.

“Obviously losing to Greg Rusedski in the semi-final was a tough loss because I think that was a chance for me maybe to go all the way,” he said.

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