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| | Friday, July 21 Friday's results | |||||
| Davis Cup | Mercedes Cup | Dutch Open | International Tournament of Croatia | Polish Open | Sanex Trophy
Davis Cups WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS
Spain leads U.S. 2-0 At Rennes, France France leads Austria 2-0 Singles Nicolas Escude, France, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Sebastien Grosjean, France, def. Stefan Koubek, Austria, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. At Bastad, Sweden Sweden leads India 2-0 Singles Andreas Vinciguerra, Sweden, def. Harsh Mankad, India, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. Mikael Tillstrom, Sweden, def. Prahlad Srinath, India, 6-2, 6-0, 6-1.
At Venice, Italy Switzerland leads Belarus 2-0 Singles George Bastl, Switzerland, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Roger Federer, Switzerland, def. Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-2. EURO-AFRICAN ZONE
Group 2, second round Poland 0, Slovenia 0 Singles Marko Tklaec, Slovenia, leads Bartlomiej Dabrowski, Poland, 6-1, 4-4, susp., rain. At Athens Greece and Norway tied 1-1 Singles Solon Peppas, Greece, def. Helge Koll, Norway, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. Jan Frode Andersen, Norway, def. Vassilis Mazarakis, Greece, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-4. Playoffs At Luxembourg Luxembourg leads Latvia 2-0 Singles Gilles Muller, Luzembourg, def. Girts Dzelde, Latvia, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2. Pascal Schaul, Luxembourg, def. Andris Filimonovs, Latvia, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3). At Tallinn, Estonia Estonia leads Egypt 2-0 Singles Gert Vilms, Estonia, def. Kaim Maamoun, Egypt, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-4. Andrei Luzgin, Estonia, def. Hisham Hemedia, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. At Izmir, Turkey Turkey 1, Lithuania 1 Singles Rolandas Murashka, Lithuania, def. Efe Ustundag, Turkey, 7-5, 6-0, 6-4. Mustafa Azkara, Turkey, def. Alvaras Balzekas, Lithuania, 4-6, 6-7 (5) 6-4, 6-2, 9-7. At Sofia, Bulgaria Israel 1, Bulgaria 1 Singles Harel Levy, Israel, def. Milen Velev, Bulgaria, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Ivailo Traikov, Bulgaria, def. Lior Mor, Israel, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. AMERICAN ZONE
Group 1, second round playoffs Final At San Angel, Mexico Mexico 2, Venezuela 0 Singles Alejandro Hernandez, Mexico, def. Jose de Armas, Venezuela, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. Mariano Sanchez, Mexico, def. Jimmy Szymasnki, Venezuela, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 6-4. Mercedes Cup $1 million men's tournament At Stuttgart, Germany Singles Quarterfinals Daniel Elsner, Germany, def. Jiri Novak, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1. Franco Squillari (5), Argentina, def. Karol Kucera, Slovakia, 7-5, 6-1. Andrew Ilie, Australia, def. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 6-3, 6-4. Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, def. Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Second round Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine, def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2), Russia, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-3. Dutch Open $400,000 men's tournament At Amsterdam, the Netherlands Singles Quarterfinals Edwin Kempes, Netherlands, def. Christian Ruud, Norway, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Raemon Sluiter, Netherlands, def. Alex Calatrava, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Nikola Davydenko, Russia, def. Tomas Behrend, Germany, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. Magnus Gustafsson (4), Sweden, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Doubles Semifinals Sergio Roitman, Argentina, and Andres Schneiter, Italy, def. Wayne Arthurs, Australia, and Nicolas Lapentti (2), Ecuador, 6-4, 7-5. International Tournament of Croatia $400,000 men's tournament At Umag, Croatia Singles Quarterfinals Mariano Puerta (1), Argentina, def. Martin Damm (7), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. Marcelo Rios (2), Chile, def. David Sanchez, Spain, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, def. Alberto Martin (6), Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Carlos Moya (4), Spain, def. Roberto Carretero, Spain, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Doubles Semifinals Alex Lopez-Moron and Albert Portas, Spain, def. Paul Rosner and Jason Weir Smith, South Africa, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5). Ivan Ljubicic and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, def. Alberto Martin, Spain, and Antonio Prieto (3), Brazil, 6-3, 6-4. Polish Open $170,000 women's tournament At Sopot, Poland Singles Quarterfinals Paola Suarez, Argentina, def. Patty Schnyder (4), Switzerland, 6-4, 7-5. Gala Leon Garcia (5), Spain, def. Conchita Martinez, Spain (1), 5-2, ret. Anastazja Myshkina (8), Russia, def. Barbara Schett, Austria (3) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. Anke Huber (2), Germany, def. Kveta Hrdlickova, Czech Republic, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1. Doubles Quarterfinals Virginia Ruano-Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez, Argentina, def. Gala Leon Garcia, Spain, and Laura Montalvo, Argentina, 6-1, 6-1. Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgaria, and Nadejda Petrova, Russia, def. Silvia Farina, Italy, and Karina Habsudova, Slovakia, 7-5, 7-6 (2). Sanex Trophy $170,000 women's clay-court tournament At Knokke-Heist Belgium Singles Quarterfinals Dominique Van Roost (1), Belgium, def. Dally Randriantefy, Madagascar, 6-2, 6-1. Maqui Serna (3), Spain, def. Patricia Wartusch, Austria, 6-0, forfeit. Anna Smashnova (6), Israel, def. Sarah Pitkowski (4), France, 6-1, 6-1. Marta Marrero (8), Spain, def. Sabine Appelmans (2), Belgium 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Doubles Quarterfinals Meike Babel, Germany, and Laurence Courtois, Belgium, def. Radka Bobkova, Czech Republic, and Mariam Ramon, Spain, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2. Tina Hergold, Slovenia, and Marketa Kochta, Germany, def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, and Patricia Wartusch, Austria, 6-3, 6-2. | ||||||