Mardy Fish vs. Somdev Devvarman -2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships Quarterfinal Preview

Top seed Mardy Fish takes on Indian Ace Somdev Devvarman for a place in the semifinals of the 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships, an ATP World Tour 250 event being played here in Atlanta, USA.

For a long time, Mardy Fish lived in the shadow of his much more successful contemporary and friend, Andy Roddick. However, the American star made a successful start to his somewhat second innings on ATP tour in 2009 when he claimed his first title in three years, in Delray Beach. More success followed next year when Fish picked up titles in Newport and Atlanta before reaching the final of Cincinnati Masters.  Fish's best performance this year came in Miami at the Sony Ericsson Open where he lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic. Fish also made semifinals in Delray Beach and Memphis. Fish's best Grand Slam performance this year came at Wimbledon where he finished a quarterfinalist to Rafael Nadal.

Fish's opponent, Indian Somdev Devvarman is currently ranked No.68 in the world and has no ATP singles titles to his name. After reaching the finals in Chennai two years ago, DevVarman enjoyed another impressive run in Johannesburg where he finished runner up once again. DevVarman, who is attempting to become the first Indian since Leander Paes in 1998 to win a singles title on tour, has given notable results this season. Having competed against both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, Devvarman's only Grand Slam match win came at Wimbledon where he reached the second round before losing to Mikhail Youzhny. This week, DevVarman outclassed local favourite Ryan Sweeting and Japanese Tatsuma Ito to enter the last eight of the event.

Both players have contested two matches before and Fish has recorded win in each one of them. In the pair's previous meeting in Newport, Fish conceded just two games in scoring a comfortable win.

Devvarman is a very good hardcourt player and finds his best groundstrokes on the tough surface. Fish, who is a defending champion here, is himself a very accompolished hardcourt player and is by all means, a favourite, not only in the match but the tournament as well.

Roberta Vinci will meet Irina-Camelia Begu in Budapest final

First seed Roberta Vinci fought past Klara Zakopalova while Irina-Camelia Begu won her battle against Anabel Medina Garrigues in the semi-final of the Budapest Grand Prix.

Top seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy will play Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu in the final of the Budapest Grand Prix.

In semifinals held on Saturday, Vinci defeated third seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4, while seventh seeded Begu ended Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues’s run, 6-4, 6-4.

Vinci, winner of five WTA titles shot to a 3-0 lead in the first set but Zakopalova neared to a leveler at 5-4 before the Italian finished the set. In the second set, Vinci broke serve at 4-4 and consolidated with an easy hold of her service game to take the match.

In the other match, Begu broke Medina Garrigues’ serve in the ninth game of the first set and in the third game in the second set to book her spot in the final.

John Isner-Oliver Rochus Final in Newport

Second tallest player on the ATP tour at six feet and nine inches, John Isner will face the smallest man on tour Oliver Rochus who stands at five feet and six inches at the Newport final.

Top seed John Isner entered his first ATP World Tour final of the season on Saturday as he rallied past eighth seed Tobias Kamke 7-5, 7-6(4) in the semi-finals of the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport.

The six foot nine inch American took his ace tally to 54 as he smashed 12 aces past the German, Kamke. Isner broke serve once to snatch the first set, and obtained the second set in a tie-break to get to the win in 98 minutes. Isner said, "I was in a good rhythm with my serve and that's been the case this whole tournament. I had to compete out there and stay calm, and that's what I did for the most part."

Isner would be playing his first final since his final appearance at Atlanta almost a year ago where he lost a close encounter against fellow American Mardy Fish. In an attempt to become the third successive American champion at the ATP World Tour 250 grass-court tennis tournament, Isner will play Olivier Rochus for the title.

The sixth seed fished out qualifier Michael Yani 6-2, 6-4 in 73 minutes to reach his second straight final in Newport. Rochus won 77 per cent of his service points and consolidated all his breaks of serve with ease and registered a straight set win to reach the final.

The Belgian will try to keep the ‘Casino Curse’ alive against Isner when the two will face each other for the first time on Sunday. Newport hasn’t had a number one triumph since Vijay Amritraj lifted the title at the inaugural event in 1976. Rochus said, "Playing against John in the final will be tough. He's got a big serve and he also plays well from the back. But I have nothing to lose and I will try to return his serve as best as I can, so we'll see what happens."

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Spain beat U.S. to book place in Davis Cup semis

Ferrer beats Fish to give Spain unbeatable lead
* Dead rubber called off (adds details, quotes)
(Reuters) - Spain booked their place in the Davis Cup semi-finals against France after taking an unbeatable 3-1 lead over the United States Sunday.
David Ferrer sealed the tie for Spain, who were without their top-ranked player Rafa Nadal, when he beat Mardy Fish 7-5 7-6 5-7 7-6 in the first of the two reverse singles rubbers after a titanic struggle that lasted more than four hours.
The dead rubber, scheduled to be played between Andy Roddick and Feliciano Lopez, was then called off with the result of the tie already decided.
"Spain have never beat USA in this country," Spain's non-playing captain Albert Costa said.
"To win against Roddick, Fish and the Bryans, I think this is a great team. For us it's historic."
Spain had won Friday's two opening singles matches to seize control of the tie but the Americans gave themselves some hope of winning the best-of-five tie when the twins Bob and Mike Bryan won Saturday's doubles.
"I'm very proud of all the guys for all the efforts they put in all the matches. We definitely laid it all out there," U.S. captain Jim Courier said.
"We were ahead in a lot of sets but that's never a guarantee against players that are strong and players that are professional."
Spain, who have won the Davis Cup four times, in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2009, host France in the semi-finals in September after last year's runners-up beat Germany 4-1.
France beat Spain 5-0 in the quarter-finals last year and Costa said his players were determined to avenge that loss.
"We have a generation of players that they are unbelievable," Costa said. "So we have to try to take advantage of this and try to win as much as we can."

Davis Cup Results

WORLD GROUP
Quarterfinals
Winners to WG semifinals, Sept. 16-18
Spain 2, United States 1
At The Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 8-6.
David Ferrer, Spain, def. Andy Roddick, United States, 7-6 (11), 7-5, 6-3.
Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan, United States, def. Marcel Granollers and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Serbia 4, Sweden 1
At Halmstad Arena
Halmstad, Sweden
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Michael Ryderstedt, Sweden, 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 7-5.
Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Ervin Eleskovic, Sweden, 6-2, 1-0, retired.
Doubles
Simon Aspelin and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, def. Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Reverse Singles
Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Michael Ryderstedt, Sweden, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, 3-6, 6-4, retired.
Argentina 5, Kazakhstan 0
At Parque Roca
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4.
Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles
Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, def. Evgeny Korolev and Yuriy Schukin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.
Reverse Singles
Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, def. Evgeny Korolev, Kazakhstan, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1.
France 4, Germany 1
At TC Weissenhof Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Richard Gasquet, France, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
Gael Monfils, France, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Doubles
Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Michael Llodra, France, 6-3, 6-4.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5).
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE
Group I
Second Round
Winners to WG Playoffs, Sept. 16-18
Italy 5, Slovenia 0
At Circolo Tennistico Corracilvuna
Arzachena, Italy
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Potito Starace, Italy, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
Simone Bolelli and Daniele Bracciali, Italy, def. Luka Gregorc and Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, 6-2, 2-2, retired.
Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, 7-5, 6-3.
South Africa 3, Netherlands 1
At Fanie Du Toit Sports Stadium
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Rik de Voest, South Africa, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-0, 6-4.
Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Thomas Schoorel, Netherlands, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Doubles
Kevn Anderson and Rik de Voest, South Africa, def. Robin Haase and Jesse Huta Galung, Netherlands, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Rik de Voest, South Africa, vs. Thomas Schoorel, Netherlands, abandoned.
Switzerland 4, Portugal 0
At Postfinance Arena
Bern, Switzerland
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Frederico Gil, Portugal, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
Roger Federer, Switzerland, def. Rui Machado, Portugal, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles
Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Frederico Gil and Leonardo Tavares, Portugal, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, def. Joao Sousa, 6-3, 6-4.
Group II
Second Round
Winners to third round, Sept. 16-18
Britain 4, Luxembourg 1
At Braehead Arena
Glasgow, Scotland
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. James Ward, Britain, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Andy Murray, Britain, def. Laurent Bram, Luxembourg, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
Andy and Jamie Murray, Britain, def. Laurent Bram and Mike Vermeer, Luxembourg, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0.
Reverse Singles
Andy Murray, Britain, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
James Ward, Britain, def. Mike Vermeer, Luxembourg, 6-1, 6-3.
Hungary 3, Belarus 2
At Godollo Kiskastely
Godollo, Hungary
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Uladzimir Ignatik, Belarus, def. Adam Kellner, Hungary, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 5-7, 1-7, 7-5.
Attila Balasz, Hungary, def. Siarhei Betau, Belarus, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5.
Doubles
Uladzimir Ignatik and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Kornel Bardoczky and Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Attila Balazs, Hungary, def. Uladzimir Ignatik, Belarus, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (7).
Adam Kellner, Hungary, def. Siarhei Betau, Belarus, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2.
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3, Estonia 2
At SKPC Mejdan
Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Jurgen Zopp, Estonia, def. Aldin Setkic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
Amer Delic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Jaak Poldma, Estonia, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5.
Doubles
Amer Delic and Ismar Gorcic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Mait Kunnapp and Jurgen Zopp, Estonia, 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (1), 2-6, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Amer Delic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Jurgen Zopp, Estonia, 7-6 (12), 6-3, 7-5.
Vladimir Ivanov, Estonia, def. Tomislav Brkic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
Denmark 3, Latvia 2
At KB Pile Alle
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Andis Juska, Latvia, def. Martin Pedersen, Denmark, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-2.
Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, def. Martins Podzus, Latvia, 0-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles
Frederik Nielsen and Thomas Kromann, Denmark, def. Andis Juska and Deniss Pavlovs, Latvia, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Andis Juska, Latvia, def. Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Martin Pedersen, Denmark, def. Martins Podzus, Latvia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1.
Group II Playoffs
Losers to 2012 Group III
Ireland 3, Tunisia 2
At David Lloyd Riverview Lawn Tennis Club
Dublin, Ireland
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Conor Niland, Ireland, def. Anis Ghorbel, Tunisia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.
Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Barry King, Ireland, 6-1, 6-1, 7-5.
Doubles
Sami Ghorbel and Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Barry King and James McGee, Ireland, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).
Reverse Singles
Conor Niland, Ireland, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1.
Barry King, Ireland, def. Anis Ghorbel, Tunisia, 7-6 (7), 6-2, 6-1.
Cyprus 3, Bulgaria 2
At Tennis Hall Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Surface: Carpet-Indoor
Singles
Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Tzvetan Mihov, Bulgaria, 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.
Dimitar Kutrovsky, Bulgaria, def. Philippos Tsangaridis, Cyprus, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles
Marcos Baghdatis and Rares Cuzdriorean, Cyprus, def. Todor Enev and Dimitar Kutrovsky, Bulgaria, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Dimitar Kutrovsky, Bulgaria, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5.
Dimitar Kuzmanov, Bulgaria, def. Christopher Koutrouzas, Cyprus, 6-2, 6-1.
Morocco 5, Lithuania 0
At Sereikiskiai Tennis Courts
Vilnius, Lithuania
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Reda El Amrani, Morocco, def. Lukas Mugevicius, Lithuania, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1.
Yassine Idmbarek, Morocco, def. Dovydas Sakinis, Lithuania, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 2-0, retired.
Doubles
Anas Fattar and Hicham Khaddari, Morocco, def. Lukas Mugevicius and Dovydas Sakinis, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Hicham Khaddari, Morocco, def. Julius Tverijonas, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-3.
Yassine Idmbarek, Morocco, def. Julius Gotovskis, Lithuania, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Monaco 3, Greece 2
At Thessaloniki Tennis Club
Thessaloniki, Greece
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Jean-Rene Lisnard, Monaco, def. Alexandros Jakupovic, Greece, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Benjamin Balleret, Monaco, def. Theodoros Angelinos, Greece, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
Guillaume Couillard and Jean-Rene Lisnard, Monaco, def. Konstantinos Economidis and Alexandros Jakupovic, Greece, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Konstantinos Economidis, Greece, def. Benjamin Balleret, Monaco, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Theodoros Angelinos, Greece, def. Jean-Rene Lisnard, Monaco, 7-6 (3), 6-1.
AMERICAS ZONE
Group I
Second Round
Winners to WG Playoffs, Sept. 16-18
Ecuador 2, Canada 1
At Francisco Segura Cano (Guayaquil Tenis Club)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Ivan Endara, Ecuador, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3.
Julio-Cesar Campozano, Ecuador, def. Philip Bester, Canada, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2.
Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Emilio Gomez and Roberto Quiroz, Ecuador, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-5.
Brazil 5, Uruguay 0
At Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club
Montevideo, Uruguay
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Rogerio Dutra da Silva, Brazil, def. Marcel Felder, Uruguay, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Martin Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.
Doubles
Bruno Soares and Joao Souza, Brazil, def. Martin Cuevas and Marcel Felder, Uruguay, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Bruno Soares, Brazil, def. Ariel Behar, Uruguay, 6-2, 6-2.
Rogerio Dutra da Silva, Brazil, def. Martin Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Group II
Second Round
Winners to third round, Sept. 16-18
Peru 3, Dominican Republic 1
At Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion
Lima, Peru
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Duilio Beretta, Peru, def. Jhonson Garcia, Dominican Republic, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.
Victor Estrella, Dominican Republic, def. Ivan Miranda, Peru, 6-4, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4.
Doubles
Duilio Beretta and Sergio Galdos, Peru, def. Victor Estrella and Jhonson Garcia, Dominican Republic, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Duilio Beretta, Peru, def. Victor Estrella, Dominican Republic, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4.
Ivan Miranda, Peru, vs. Jhonson Garcia, Dominican Republic, abandoned.
Paraguay 2, Venezuela 1
At Club Internacional de Tenis CIT
Asuncion, Paraguay
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Diego Galeano, Paraguay, def. Roman Recarte, Venezuela, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
David Souto, Venezuela, def. Daniel-Alejandro Lopez Cassaccia, Paraguay, 7-6 (4), 7-5, 6-4.
Doubles
Daniel-Alejandro Lopez Cassaccia and Gustavo Ramirez, Paraguay, def. Piero Luisi and Roberto Maytin, Venezuela, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2.
Group II Playoffs
Losers to 2012 Group III
El Salvador 2, Netherlands Antilles 2
At Maya Country Club
Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Alexander Blom, Netherlands Antilles, def. Rafael Arevalo, El Salvador, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5.
Marcelo Arevalo, El Salvador, def. Martijn van Haasteren, Netherlands Antilles, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Doubles
Marcelo and Rafael Arevalo, El Salvador, def. Alexander Blom and Martijn van Haasteren, Netherlands Antilles, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Alexander Blom, Netherlands Antilles, def. Marcelo Arevalo, El Salvador, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3.
Puerto Rico 4, Haiti 1
At Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Chris Brandi, Puerto Rico, def. Gonzalez Austin, Haiti, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
Gabriel Flores Ruiz, Puerto Rico, def. Olivier Sajous, Haiti, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Doubles
Gilberto Alvarez and Alex Llompart, Puerto Rico, def. Joel Allen and Olivier Sajous, Haiti, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Chris Brandi, Puerto Rico, def. Olivier Sajous, Haiti, 6-4, 6-3.
Gonzalez Austin, Haiti, def. Gabriel Flores Ruiz, Puerto Rico, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5).
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE
Group I
Second Round
Winners to WG Playoffs, Sept. 16-18
Australia 3, China 1
At Beijing International Tennis Center
Beijing
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Wu Di, China, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Zhang Ze, China, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
Chris Guccione and Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Gong Maoxin and Li Zhe, China, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Zhang Ze, China, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2).
Wu Di, China, vs. Bernard Tomic, Australia, abandoned.
Japan 4, Uzbekistan 1
At Bourbon Beans Dome
Kobe, Japan
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Farrukh Dustov, Uzbekistan, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-1, retired.
Doubles
Kei Nishikori and Go Soeda, Japan, def. Murad Inoyatov and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 7-5, 7-5, 7-5.
Reverse Singles
Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4, 6-3.
Go Soeda, Japan, def. Sarvar Ikramov, Uzbekistan, 7-5, 6-0.
Group I Playoff
New Zealand 5, Philippines 0
At TSB Hub
Hawera, New Zealand
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Jose Statham, New Zealand, def. Ruben Gonzales, Philippines, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Michael Venus, New Zealand, def. Cecil Mamiit, Philippines, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Doubles
Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, def. Ruben Gonzales and Cecil Mamiit, Philippines, 7-6 (0), 6-3, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Marcus Daniell, New Zealand, def. Jesan Patrombon, Philippines, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Artem Sitak, New Zealand, def. Cecil Mamiit, Philippines, 6-4, 7-5.
Group II
Second Round
Winners to third round, Sept. 16-18
South Korea 4, Pakistan 0
At Gimcheon Total Sports Town Tennis Courts
Gimcheon, South Korea
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Im Kyu-tae, South Korea, def. Aqeel Khan, Pakistan, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
Lim Yong-kyu, South Korea, def. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Doubles
Kim Young-jun and Lim Yong-kyu, South Korea, def. Aqeel Khan and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 4-6, 13-11.
Reverse Singles
Kim Young-jun, South Korea, def. Yasir Khan, Pakistan, 6-0, 6-0.
Lim Yong-kyu, South Korea, vs. Aqeel Khan, Pakistan, abandoned.
Thailand 4, Indonesia 1
At National Tennis Development Center
Nonthaburi, Thailand
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Christopher Rungkat, Indonesia, def. Kittipong Wachiramanowong, Thailand, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-0.
Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, def. Elbert Sie, Indonesia, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles
Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana, Thailand, def. Aditya Hari Sasongko and David Agung Susanto, Indonesia, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, def. Christopher Rungkat, Indonesia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.
Kittipong Wachiramanowong, Thailand, def. Elbert Sie, Indonesia, 6-7 (4), 7-5, retired.
Group II Playoffs
Losers to 2012 Group III
Hong Kong 3, Syria 1
At Victoria Park
Hong Kong
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Nicolas Sayer, Hong Kong, def. Issam Al Tawil, Syria, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.
Yu Hiu-tung, Hong Kong, def. Marc Abdelnour, Syria, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles
Jonathan Chu and Coenie van Wyk, Hong Kong, def. Marc Abdelnour and Issam Al Tawil, Syria, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Reverse Singles
Marc Abdelnour, Syria, def. Nicolas Sayer, Hong Kong, 6-2, 6-0.
Pacific Oceania 4, Iran 1
At Hilton Tennis Club
Guam
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
West Nott, Pacific Oceania, def. Shahin Khaledan, Iran, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
Michael Leong, Pacific Oceania, def. Rouzbeh Kamran, Iran, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
Cyril Jacobe and Daniel Llarenas, Pacific Oceania, def. Ashkan Shokoofi and Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi, Iran, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Shahin Khaledan, Iran, def. Cyril Jacobe, Pacific Oceania, 6-4, 6-4.
West Nott, Pacific Oceania, def. Rouzbeh Kamran, Iran, 6-3, 6-4.
AFRICA ZONE
Group III
Top two to 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group II
At Smash Tennis Academy
Cairo
Monday
Group A
Madagascar 2, Benin 1
Group B
Algeria 3, Kenya 0
Zimbabwe 2, Ivory Coast 1
Tuesday
Group A
Egypt 3, Benin 0
Group B
Algeria 2, Ivory Coast 1
Ghana 3, Kenya 0
Wednesday
Group A
Egypt 3, Nigeria 0
Group B
Algeria 2, Ghana 1
Zimbabwe 3, Kenya 0
Thursday
Group A
Madagascar 2, Nigeria 1
Group B
Zimbabwe 3, Ghana 0
Ivory Coast 3, Kenya 0
Friday
Group A
Egypt 3, Madagascar 0
Benin 3, Nigeria 0
Group B
Algeria 2, Zimbabwe 1
Ghana 2, Ivory Coast 1
Final Group Standings
Group A: Egypt 3-0, Madagascar 2-1, Benin 1-2, Nigeria 0-3
Group B: Algeria 4-0, Zimbabwe 3-1, Ghana 2-2, Ivory Coast 1-3, Kenya 0-4
Saturday
1st-4th Playoff
Egypt 2, Zimbabwe 0
Madagascar 2, Algeria 1
5th-6th Playoff
Benin 3, Ghana 0
7th-8th Playoff
Nigeria 2, Ivory Coast 1
9th-10th Playoff
Kenya def. Rwanda, walkover.