WORLD GROUP

WORLD GROUP
Semifinals
(Winners advance to finals, Nov. 28-30)
Australia 2, Switzerland 1
At Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Michel Kratochvil, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.
Roger Federer, Switzerland, def. Mark Philippoussis, Australia, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Doubles
Todd Woodbridge and Wayne Arthurs, Australia, def. Roger Federer and Marc Rosset, Switzerland, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Spain 2, Argentina 1
At Palacio de Deportes Jose Ma Martin Carpena
Malaga, Spain
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def. Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, 6-4, 6-0, 6-0.
Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Mariano Zabaleta, Argentina, 5-7, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles
Lucas Arnold and Agustin Calleri, Argentina, def. Albert Costa and Alex Corretja, Spain, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Playoffs
(Losers relegated to Group I zonal play)
United States 2, Slovakia 1
At The National Tennis Centre
Bratislava, Slovakia
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Andy Roddick, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Mardy Fish, United States, def. Karol Kucera, Slovakia, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1.
Doubles
Mike and Bob Bryan, United States, def. Dominik Hrbaty and Karol Beck, Slovakia, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Austria 2, Belgium 1
At Portschach Werzer Arena
Poertschach, Austria
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Stefan Koubek, Austria, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1.
Juergen Melzer, Austria, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 2-6, 6-1.
Doubles
Olivier Rochus and Kristof Vliegen, Belgium, def. Alexander Peya and Julian Knowle, Austria, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
Brazil 1, Canada 1
At The Corral at Stampede Park
Calgary, Alberta
Surface: Carpet-Indoor
Singles
Flavio Saretta, Brazil, def. Frederic Niemeyer, Canada, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4.
Daniel Nestor, Canada, def. Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (0), 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-5.
Czech Republic 2, Thailand 1
At Nimibutr Indoor Stadium
Bangkok, Thailand
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Jiri Novak, Czech Republic, def. Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (1).
Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, def. Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Doubles
Jiri Novak and Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Paradorn Srichaphan and Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Belarus 2, Germany 1
At TC Blau-Weiss Sundern
Sundern, Germany
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Tomas Behrend, Germany, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4.
Rainer Schuettler, Germany, def. Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus, def. Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Morocco 2, Britain 1
At Complexe Sportif Al Amal
Casablanca, Morocco
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Hicham Arazi, Morocco, def. Tim Henman, Britain, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
Doubles
Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, Britain, def. Hicham Arazi and Mounir El Aarej, Morocco, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-4.
Netherlands 3, India 0
At Ijsselhallen
Zwolle, Netherlands
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Martin Verkerk, Netherlands, def Rohan Bopanna, India, 5-7, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (9), 12-10.
Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands, def. Prakash Amritraj, India, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
Martin Verkerk and John Van Lottum, Netherlands, def. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-4.
Romania 1, Ecuador 1
At Quito Tenis y Golf Club
Quito, Ecuador
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Giovanni Lapentti, Ecuador, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (1), 6-4.
Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, leads Razvan Sabau, Romania, 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3.