Spains reaches Davis Cup final to face Czech Republic; Federer leads Swiss team into 2013 World Group

WORLD GROUP SEMI-FINALS

SPAIN 3, USA 1
Venue: Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijon, ESP (clay – outdoor)

D Ferrer (ESP) d S Querrey (USA) 46 62 62 64
N Almagro (ESP) d J Isner (USA) 64 46 64 36 75
B Bryan / M Bryan (USA) d M Granollers / M Lopez (ESP) 63 36 75 75
D Ferrer (ESP) d J Isner (USA) 67(3) 63 64 62
N Almagro (ESP) vs S Querrey (USA) – not played

ARGENTINA 2, CZECH REPUBLIC 3
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

J del Potro (ARG) d R Stepanek (CZE) 64 64 62
T Berdych (CZE) d J Monaco (ARG) 61 46 16 64 64
T Berdych / R Stepanek (CZE) d C Berlocq / E Schwank (ARG) 63 64 63
T Berdych (CZE) d C Berlocq (ARG) 63 63 64
J Monaco (ARG) d I Minar (CZE) 63 76(2)

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

NETHERLANDS 2, SWITZERLAND 3
Venue: Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NED (clay – outdoor)

R Federer (SUI) d T de Bakker (NED) 63 64 64
S Wawrinka (SUI) d R Haase (NED) 63 36 63 76(4)
R Haase / J Rojer (NED) d R Federer / S Wawrinka (SUI) 64 62 57 63
R Federer (SUI) d R Haase (NED) 61 64 64
T de Bakker (NED) d M Chiudinelli (SUI) 62 76(4)

KAZAKHSTAN 3, UZBEKISTAN 1
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)

D Istomin (UZB) d E Korolev (KAZ) 63 46 62 06 63
M Kukushkin (KAZ) d F Dustov (UZB) 62 64 36 76(5)
A Golubev / Y Schukin (KAZ) d F Dustov / D Istomin (UZB) 76(3) 63 64
M Kukushkin (KAZ) d D Istmoin (UZB) 64 62 67(5) 62
E Korolev (KAZ) vs F Dustov (UZB) – not played

GERMANY 3, AUSTRALIA 2
Venue: Rothenbaum Stadium, Hamburg, GER (clay – outdoor)

B Tomic (AUS) d C Stebe (GER) 26 63 64 76(4)
F Mayer (GER) d L Hewitt (AUS) 75 63 62
C Guccione / L Hewitt (AUS) d B Becker / P Petzschner (GER) 63 62 26 76(4)
F Mayer (GER) d B Tomic (AUS) 64 62 63
C Stebe (GER) d L Hewitt (AUS) 64 61 64

JAPAN 2, ISRAEL 3
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – outdoor)

G Soeda (JPN) d D Sela (ISR) 62 64 36 64
A Weintraub (ISR) d T Ito (JPN) 63 62 64
J Erlich / A Ram (ISR) d T Ito / Y Sugita (JPN) 57 63 63 61
K Nishikori (JPN) d D Sela (ISR) 63 36 46 64 75
A Weintraub (ISR) d G Soeda (JPN) 63 76(5) 46 63

BELGIUM 5, SWEDEN 0
Venue: Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, BEL (clay – outdoor)

S Darcis (BEL) d M Ryderstedt (SWE) 63 76(3) 60
D Goffin (BEL) d A Vinciguerra (SWE) 64 63 75
R Bemelmans / O Rochus (BEL) d J Brunstrom / M Ryderstedt (SWE) 64 46 63 62
D Goffin (BEL) d M Eriksson (SWE) 63 64
S Darcis (BEL) d A Vinciguerra (SWE) 64 62

CANADA 4, SOUTH AFRICA 1
Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, CAN (hard – outdoor)

V Pospisil (CAN) d I Van der Merwe (RSA) 63 64 64
M Raonic (CAN) d N Scholtz (RSA) 75 46 75
R Klaasen / I Van der Merwe (RSA) d D Nestor / V Pospisil (CAN) 64 76(3) 76(5)
M Raonic (CAN) d I Van der Merwe (RSA) 62 62 64
F Dancevic (CAN) d N Scholtz (RSA) 62 62

BRAZIL 4, RUSSIA 0
Venue: Harmonia Tenis Clube, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, BRA (clay – outdoor)

R Dutra Silva (BRA) d I Andreev (RUS) 62 61 ret.
T Bellucci (BRA) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 63 46 60 76(4)
M Melo / B Soares (BRA) d A Bogomolov Jr / T Gabashvili (RUS) 75 62 76(7)
T Bellucci (BRA) d A Bogomolov Jr (RUS) 76(4) 63
R Dutra Silva (BRA) d S Vovk (RUS) 62 62

ITALY 4, CHILE 1
Venue: Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, ITA (clay – outdoor)

A Seppi (ITA) d G Hormazabal (CHI) 75 61 62
F Fognini (ITA) d P Capdeville (CHI) 26 62 67(6) 61 62
J Aguilar / P Capdeville (CHI) d S Bolelli / D Bracciali (ITA) 64 46 64 62
A Seppi (ITA) d P Capdeville (CHI) 63 61 63
S Bolelli (ITA) d C Garin (CHI) 64 63

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