Davis Cup Results

DAVIS CUP RESULTS
WORLD GROUP
First Round
Winners to second round; losers to playoffs
Croatia 1, United States 0
At Home Depot Center
Carson, Calif.
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, def. Andre Agassi, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 6-3.
Slovakia 2, Spain 0
At National Tennis Centre
Bratislava, Slovakia
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Karol Beck, Slovakia, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3.
Netherlands 2, Switzerland 0
At Expo Centre
Fribourg, Switzerland
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands, def. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
Peter Wessels, Netherlands, def. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 7-6 (12), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7), 6-4.
Australia 2, Austria 0
At Sydney International Tennis Centre
Sydney, Australia
Surface: Grass-Outdoor
Singles
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Alexander Peya, Austria, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
Wayne Arthurs, Australia, def. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-4.
Argentina 2, Czech Republic 0
At Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
David Nalbandian, Argentina, def. Jiri Novak, Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
Guillermo Coria, Argentina, def. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Chile 1, Russia 1
At Olympic Stadium
Moscow
Surface: Carpet-Indoor
Singles
Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Marat Safin, Russia, def. Adrian Garcia, Chile, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
France 1, Sweden 1
At Hall Rhenus Sport
Strasbourg, France
Surface: Clay-Indoor
Singles
Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, def. Joachim Joahnsson, Sweden, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Sebastien Grosjean, France, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (1).
Belarus 1, Romania 1
At Sala Sporturilor
Brasov, Romania
Surface: Clay-Indoor
Singles
Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Andrei Pavel, Romania, def. Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus, 6-4, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2).
ATP TOUR
Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Friday's results
At Dubai Tennis Stadium
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Purse: $1 million (Tier II)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Semifinals
Lindsay Davenport (1), United States, def. Patty Schnyder (8), Switzerland, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Jelena Jankovic, Serbia Montenegro, def. Serena Williams (2), United States, 6-0, 4-3, retired.
Doubles
Semifinals
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, and Alicia Molik (2), Australia, def. Yan Zi and Zheng Jie, China, 7-5, 6-4.
Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez (1), Argentina, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.
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