Davis Cup results: Great Britain into Semi-finals for first time since 1981
Following the magical Wimbledon Championships, players dispersed around the world to take part in their nation’s team for the World Cup of tennis, the Davis Cup tournament. The quarter-finals brought with them some interesting results, as Australia is through to the semi-finals, as is Belgium and Great Britain – teams that do not usually make it this far into the draw.
Check out the complete results below:
World Group Results:
GREAT BRITAIN def. FRANCE 3-1
Venue: The Queen’s Club, London, GBR (grass – outdoor)
Gilles Simon (FRA) d. James Ward (GBR) 64 64 61
Andy Murray (GBR) d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 75 76(10) 62
Andy Murray/Jamie Murray (GBR) d. Nicolas Mahut/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 46 63 76(5) 61
Andy Murray (GBR) def. Gilles Simon (FRA) 46 76(5) 63 60
BELGIUM defeated CANADA 5-0
Venue: Sportpark Krokodiel, Middelkerke (Ostend), BEL (clay – outdoor)
Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN) 36 61 75 63
David Goffin (BEL) d. Filip Peliwo (CAN) 64 64 62
Ruben Bemelmans/Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) d. Daniel Nestor/Adil Shamasdin (CAN) 75 36 64 63
AUSTRALIA def. KAZAKHSTAN 3-2
Venue: Marrara Sporting Complex, Darwin, AUS (grass – outdoor)
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 64 63 63
Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) d. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 76(5) 67(2) 76(5) 64
Samuel Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 64 76(4) 62
Sam Groth (AUS) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-3 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(6)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 7-6(2) 6-2 6-3
ARGENTINA defeated SERBIA 3-1
Venue: Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – indoor)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 64 62 61
Federico Delbonis (ARG) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 26 26 64 64 62
Carlos Berlocq/Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Viktor Troicki/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 62 64 61