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| | Saturday, July 22 Saturday's results | |||||
| Davis Cup | Mercedes Cup | Dutch Open | International Tournament of Croatia | Polish Open | Sanex Trophy
Davis Cup SEMIFINALS
Spain def. U.S. 3-0 At Rennes, France France def. Austria 3-0 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. Doubles Nicolas Escude and Olivier Delaitre, France, def. Julian Knowle and Thomas Strengberger, Austria, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Sweden def. India 3-0 At Bastad, Sweden 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. Doubles Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillstrom, Sweden, def. Mahesh Bhupathi and Syed Fazzaluddin, India, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Belgium def. Italy 2-1 At Venice, Italy Singles Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Andrea Gaudenzi, Italy, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, def. Filip Dewulf, Belgium, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-0. Doubles Christophe Rochus and Tom Vanhoudt, Belgium, def. Andrea Gaudenzi and Diego Nargiso, Italy, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Switzerland def. Belarus 3-0 At St. Gallen, Switzerland 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. Doubles Roger Federer and Lorenzo Manta, Switzerland, def. Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (4). EURO-AFRICAN ZONE Group 2 Second round Ivory Coast def. Denmark 2-0 At Copenhagen, Denmark Singles Claude N'Goran, Ivory Coast, def. Kristian Pless, Denmark, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-3. Valentin Sanon, Ivory Coast, def. Frederik Fetterlein, Denmark, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles Claude N'Goran and Illou Lonfo, Ivory Coast, lead Frederik Fetterlein and Kristian Pless, Denmark, 6-4, 0-1, susp., rain. Poland is tied with Slovenia 1-1 At Szczecin, Poland Singles Marko Tkalec, Slovenia, def. Bartlomiej Dabrowski, Poland, 6-1, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (1). Krystian Pfeiffer, Poland, def. Andrej Kracman, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3. Greece def. Norway 2-1 At Athens 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. Doubles Costas Economidis and Tassos Vassiliadis, Greece, def. Helge Koll and Stan Boretti, Norway, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2. Playoffs Luxembourg def. Latvia 3-0 At Luxembourg 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). Doubles Johny Goudenbour and Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Girts Dzelde and Andris Filimonovs, Latvia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (9), 7-5. Estonia def. Egypt 3-0 At Tallinn, Estonia 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. Doubles Mait Kunnap and Alti Vakhal, Estonia, def. Hisham Hemeda and Marwan Zewar, Egypt, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-4. Turkey def. Lithuania 2-1 At Izmir, Turkey 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. Doubles Mustafa Azkara and Erhan Oral, Turkey, def. Paulius Jurkenas and Rolandas Muraska, Lithuania, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2, 9-7. Bulgaria def. Israel 2-1 At Sofia, Bulgaria 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. Doubles Todor Enev and Radoslav Lukaev, Bulgaria, def. Jonathan Ehrlich and Harel Levy, Israel, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (5). AMERICAN ZONE Group 1 Second-round playoffs At Montreal Canada def. Argentina 2-1 Singles Daniel Nestor, Canada, def. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3. Augustin Calleri, Argentina, def. Sebastien Lareau, Canada, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles Sebastien Lareau and and Daniel Nestor, Canada, def. Martin Garcia and Martin Rodriguez, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. Group 2 Final At San Angel, Mexico Mexico def. Venezuela 2-0 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 Semifinals Franco Squillari (5), Argentina, def. Daniel Elsner, Germany, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5). Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, def. Andrew Ilie, Australia, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles Semifinals Jiri Novak and David Rikl (1), Czech Republic, def. David Adams, South Africa, and Andrei Olhovskiy (3), Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Lucas Arnold, Argentina, and Donald Johnson, United States, vs. Simon Aspelin and Johan Landsberg, Sweden, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Dutch Open $400,000 men's tournament At Amsterdam, the Netherlands Singles Semifinals Raemon Sluiter, Netherlands, def. Nikola Davydenko, Russia, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Magnus Gustafsson (4), Sweden, def. Edwin Kempes, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles Semifinals Edwin Kempes and Dennis van Scheppingen, Netherlands, def. Yuri Schukin, Russia, and Orlin Stanoytchev, Bulgaria, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. International Tournament of Croatia $400,000 men's tournament At Umag, Croatia Singles Semifinals Mariano Puerta (1), Argentina, def. Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Marcelo Rios (2), Chile, def. Carlos Moya (4), Spain, 6-2, 7-5. Doubles Semifinals Ivan Ljubicic and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, def. Mariano Puerta, Argentina, and Marcelo Rios, Chile, walkover. Polish Open $170,000 women's tournament At Sopot, Poland Singles Semifinals Gala Leon Garcia (5), Spain, def. Paola Suarez, Argentina, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Anke Huber (2), Germany, def. Anastasia Myskina, Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles Semifinals Asa Carlsson, Sweden, and Rita Grande (3), Italy, def. Joannette Kruger, South Africa, and Marion Maruska, Austria, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Virginia Ruano-Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez, Argentina, def. Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgaria, and Nadejda Petrova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3. Sanex Trophy $170,000 women's clay-court tournament At Knokke-Heist Belgium Singles Semifinals Dominique Van Roost (1), Belgium, def. Magui Serna (3), Spain, 6-3, 6-0. Anna Smashnova (6), Israel, def. Marta Marrero (8), Spain, 6-3, 6-1. | ALSO SEE Friday's results | |||||