Cupa Davis Kazakhstan ofera surpriza optimilor

Debutanta in Grupa Mondiala de la Cupa Davis, echipa nationala din Kazakhstan a oferit surpriza primei runde, eliminand cu 3-2 echipa Cehiei. Condusi cu 2-1 dupa primele doua zile, jucatorii lui Yegor Shaldunov au intors meciul in favoarea lor, Andrey Golubev egaland la 2, iar Mikhail Kukushkin luand punctul decisiv in ultima intalnire de la Ostrava.

Kukushkin califica Kazahstan in sferturile Cupei DavisFoto: Reuters

"Am fost increzator si am aratat ca pot juca la acest nivel. Cel mai important lucru a fost sa lupt pentru fiecare minge, am primit sprijinul suporterilor, echipei si cred ca aceste lucruri m-au ajutat. Am facut cel mai bun joc. Am luptat atat de mult pentru tara mea, am dat 100%. As fi fericit daca as avea o sansa de a juca si in intalnirea urmatoare", a declarat Mikhail Kukushkin, numarul 63 ATP.

Campioana en-titre, Serbia s-a descurcat si fara Novak Djokovic, invingand cu 4-1 nationala Indiei, acelasi scor inregistrandu-l si Argentina, SUA si Spania in optimi. Franta si Germania s-au impus in ultimul meci, prin victoriile lui Jeremy Chardy, respectiv Philipp Petzschner.

Sferturi de finala (8-10 iulie):

Serbia - Suedia

Kazakhstan - Argentina

SUA - Spania

Germania - Franta

Rezultatele primei runde de la Cupa Davis:

Serbia - India 4-1

Viktor Troicki - Rohan Bopanna 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3

Janko Tipsarevic - Somdev Devvarman 5-7, 5-7, 6-7(3)

Ilija Bozoljac/ Nenad Zimonjic - Rohan Bopanna/ Somdev Devvarman 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(10)

Viktor Troicki - Somdev Devvarman 6-4, 6-2, 7-5

Janko Tipsarevic - Rohan Bopanna 6-0, 6-1

Rusia - Suedia 2-3

Robin Soderling - Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-3, 6-1

Joachim Johansson - Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-4

Simon Aspelin/ Robert Lindstedt - Igor Kunitsyn/ Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-6(6), 6-2

Simon Aspelin - Dmitry Tursunov 5-7, 2-6

Joachim Johansson - Igor Andreev 6-7(8), 4-6

Cehia - Kazakhstan 2-3

Jan Hajek - Andrey Golubev 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-7(4), 3-6

Tomas Berdych - Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-3

Tomas Berdych/ Lukas Dlouhy - Yuriy Schukin/ Evgeny Korolev 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4)

Tomas Berdych - Andrey Golubev 5-7, 7-5, 4-6, 2-6

Jan Hajek - Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 0-6

Argentina - Romania 4-1

David Nalbandian - Adrian Ungur 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4

Juan Monaco - Victor Hanescu 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-1, 6-1

Juan Ignacio Chela/ Eduardo Schwank - Victor Hanescu/ Horia Tecau 6-2, 7-6(8), 6-1

Eduardo Schwank - Victor Crivoi 7-6(3), 6-2

Juan Monaco - Adrian Ungur 4-6, 6-2, 3-6

Chile - SUA 1-4

Nicolas Massu - Andy Roddick 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6

Paul Capdeville - John Isner 6-7(5), 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-4

Nicolas Massu/ Jorge Aguillar - Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan 3-6, 3-6, 6-7(4)

Paul Capdeville - Andy Roddick 6-3, 6-7(2), 3-6, 3-6

Guillermo Rivera-Aranguiz - John Isner 3-6, 7-6(4), 5-7

Belgia - Spania 1-4

Xavier Malisse - Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 3-6, 1-6

Ruben Bemelmans - Rafael Nadal 2-6, 4-6, 2-6

Steve Darcis/ Olivier Rochus - Feliciano Lopez/ Fernando Verdasco 6-7(0), 4-6, 3-6

Olivier Rochus - Rafael Nadal 4-6, 2-6

Steve Darcis - Feliciano Lopez 6-7(4), 7-6(8), 7-6(3)

Croatia - Germania 2-3

Marin Cilic - Florian Mayer 4-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

Ivan Dodig - Philipp Kohlschreiber 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(6), 4-6

Ivan Dodig/ Ivo Karlovic - Christopher Kas/ Philipp Petzschner 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6

Marin Cilic - Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(6)

Ivo Karlovic - Philipp Petzschner 4-6, 6-7(3), 6-7(5)

Austria - Franta 2-3

Jurgen Melzer - Jeremy Chardy 5-7, 4-6, 5-7

Stefan Koubek - Gilles Simon 0-6, 2-6, 3-6

Julian Knowle/ Jurgen Melzer - Julien Benneteau/ Michael Llodra 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Jurgen Melzer - Gilles Simon 7-6(7), 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0

Martin Fischer - Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 6-7(4), 3-6, 3-6

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