Davis Cup first round matches

[Jennifer]

Wow, so much going on this weekend? I'm so sad that Spain is out...why did they put such a bad team on this weekend? I understand they wanted to try other guys but come on, losing first round? :mad:

Go USA though:) Andy won his game to put things at 1-1 :D

[armandogabriel]

SLOVAK REPUBLIC d. SPAIN 4-1
Bratislava, Slovak Republic (hard - indoors)
K Beck (SVK) d F Lopez (ESP) 64 75 63
D Hrbaty (SVK) d F Verdasco (ESP) 63 64 67(7) 63
Hrbaty/Mertinak (SVK) d Nadal/Costa (ESP) 76(3) 64 76(8)
M Mertinek (SVK) d F Lopez (ESP)60 67(3) 64
F Verdasco (ESP) d K Capkovic (SVK) 62 62

NETHERLANDS d SWITZERLAND 3-2
Fribourg, Switzerland (hard - indoors)
S Schalken (NED) d M Chiudinelli (SUI) 76(4) 46 63 57 62
P Wessels (NED) d S Wawrinka (SUI) 76(12) 67(4) 76(7) 64
Allegro/Bastl (SUI) d Sluiter/Wessels (NED) 57 56 76(5) 75 97
S Schalken (NED) d S Wawrinka (SUI) 16 62 64 26 97
M Chiudinelli (SUI) d P Wessels (NED) 46 01 ret.

AUSTRALIA d AUSTRIA 5-0
Sydney, Australia (grass - outdoors)
L Hewitt (AUS) d A Peya (AUT) 62 63 64
W Arthurs (AUS) d J Melzer (AUT) 76(5) 62 64
Arthurs/Woodbridge (AUS) d Knowle/Peya (AUT) 46 63 26 64 75
T Woodbridge (AUS) d M Mirnegg(AUT) 63 46 75
C Guccione (AUS) v A Peya (AUT) 63 64

ARGENTINA d CZECH REPUBLIC 5-0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay - outdoors)
D Nalbandian (ARG) d J Novak (CZE) 46 62 63 64
G Coria (ARG) d T Berdych (CZE) 63 36 60 63
Canas/Nalbandian (ARG) d Hernych/Zib (CZE) 63 46 61 62
G Coria (ARG) d J Hernych (CZE) 63 60
A Calleri (ARG) d T Zib(CZE) 62 64

RUSSIA d CHILE 4-1
Moscow, Russia (carpet - indoors)
F Gonzalez (CHI) d M Youzhny (RUS) 76(4) 57 63 76
M Safin (RUS) d A Garcia (CHI) 61 36 63 76
Safin/Davydenko (RUS) d Garcia/Gonzalez (CHI) 63 64 63
M Safin (RUS) d F Gonzalez (CHI)76(4) 76(5) 16 67(3) 64
N Davydenko (RUS) d P Capdeville (CHI) 62 61

FRANCE d SWEDEN 3-2
Strasbourg, France (clay - indoors)
PH Mathieu (FRA) d J Johansson (SWE) 63 64 62
T Johansson (SWE) d S Grosjean (FRA) 64 64 76
Clement/Llodra (FRA) d Aspelin/Bjorkman (SWE) 76(5) 64 67(4) 64
J Johansson (SWE) d S Grosjean (FRA) 36 61 64 61
PH Mathieu (FRA) d T Johansson (SWE) 61 64 67(4) 64

ROMANIA d BELARUS 3-2
Brasov, Romania (clay - indoors)
M Mirnyi (BLR) d V Hanescu (ROM) 76(6) 64 36 64
A Pavel (ROM) d V Voltchkov (BLR) 64 76 76
Voltchkov/Mirnyi (BLR) d Pavel/Trifu (ROM) 76(3) 63 64
A Pavel (ROM) d M Mirnyi (BLR) 61 76(0) 46 63
V Hanescu (ROM) d V Voltchkov (BLR) 76(2) 64 76(6)

CROATIA d USA 3-1
Carson, CA, USA (hard - outdoors)
A Roddick (USA) d M Ancic (CRO) 46 62 61 64
I Ljubicic (CRO) d A Agassi (USA) 63 76(0) 63
Ljubicic/Ancic (CRO) d Bryan/Bryan (USA) 36 76(8) 64 64
I Ljubicic (CRO) d A Roddick (USA) 46 63 76(11) 67(7) 62
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It's a surprise to see USA defeated and out of the contest...
Ljubicic defeated two monsters: Agassi and Roddick.
Spain didn't have the best team in contest, and I think Rafael Nadal should play single and not only in doubles game...
Argentina looks really strong....