Davis Cup Delayed Upsets Continue Monday with Brits Out of World Group; Three ATP and One WTA Event Kick Off Today; Roddick Bails on Bangkok

World Group Semifinals:

Switzerland at Australia (Australia wins 3-2)
Lleyton Hewitt clinched the semifinal for Australia Sunday in perhaps the greatest comeback in Australian D-Cup history, rallying from two sets and break down to beat Roger Federer 5-7, 2-6, 7-6, 7-5, 6-1 to put the Aussies into the Cup final. "This beats the hell out of winning Wimbledon and the US Open," Hewitt said. In the fifth match "dead rubber," Michel Kratochvil beat Todd Woodbridge.
R1 - L.HEWITT (AUS) def. M.KRATOCHVIL (SUI) 6-4 6-4 6-1
R2 - R.FEDERER (SUI) def. M.PHILIPPOUSSIS (AUS) 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)
R3 - W.ARTHURS / T.WOODBRIDGE (AUS) def. R.FEDERER / M.ROSSET (SUI) 4-6 7-6(5)
5-7 6-4 6-4
R4 - L.HEWITT (AUS) def. R.FEDERER (SUI) 5-7 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5 6-1
R5 - M.KRATOCHVIL (SUI) def. T.WOODBRIDGE (AUS) 6-4 - Retired

Argentina at Spain (Spain wins 3-2)
Current No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero dropped the ball Sunday, but former No. 1 Carlos Moya was there to pick up the pieces. With Spain leading 2-1 in the tie entering Sunday, Ferrero failed to clinch the win, falling in straight sets to an inspired Agustin Calleri. But the veteran Moya showed everyone what time it is with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 brutalization of Gaston Gaudio to put Spain in the Davis Cup final against Australia. The Argentine team missing Guillermo Coria and David Nalbandian struggles in the end, with Gaudio failing to win a set in two matches.
R1 - J.FERRERO (ESP) def. G.GAUDIO (ARG) 6-4 6-0 6-0
R2 - C.MOYA (ESP) def. M.ZABALETA (ARG) 5-7 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1
R3 - L.ARNOLD / A.CALLERI (ARG) def. A.CORRETJA / A.COSTA (ESP) 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-2
R4 - A.CALLERI (ARG) def. J.FERRERO (ESP) 6-4 7-5 6-1
R5 - C.MOYA (ESP) def. G.GAUDIO (ARG) 6-1 6-4 6-2

World Group Qualifying:

Belgium at Austria (Austria wins 3-2)
Austria clinches the tie in the first of the Sunday singles over the Xavier Malisse-less Belgium team, with Stefan Koubek outlasting Ollie Rochus 6-3 in the fifth. Malisse's last-minute injury pull from the tie dooms Belgium to zonal play for 2004.
R1 - S.KOUBEK (AUT) def. C.ROCHUS (BEL) 6-2 6-4 6-1
R2 - J.MELZER (AUT) def. O.ROCHUS (BEL) 6-1 7-6(4) 5-7 2-6 6-1
R3 - O.ROCHUS / K.VLIEGEN (BEL) def. J.KNOWLE / A.PEYA (AUT) 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
R4 - S.KOUBEK (AUT) def. O.ROCHUS (BEL) 6-7(4) 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-3
R5 - K.VLIEGEN (BEL) def. J.MELZER (AUT) 7-5 6-4

Brazil at Canada (Canada wins 3-2)
Oh Canada! The Canucks took a chance with 19-year-old Frank Dancevic in the fifth and deciding singles match against Brazil's Flavio "Of Yesterday" Saretta Sunday, and it paid off as Canada advanced into the World Group for the first time in 11 years. "I went out there and played my best. I just ripped everything," Dancevic said. "Things just went my way. I hit every ball. I had nothing to lose. I had a lot on my back, my country and everything, but I knew I was going to go out there and win today." The decider was set up Sunday after Canada's Simon Larose fell to Gustavo Kuerten in four sets, with the No. 207-ranked Dancevic then becoming the toast of the frozen North with the four-set win. Both of Canada's singles players on Sunday were replacements. The loss ends an 11-year run for Brazil in the World Group and could send Kuerten into early retirement thoughts.
R1 - F.SARETTA (BRA) def. F.NIEMEYER (CAN) 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4
R2 - D.NESTOR (CAN) def. G.KUERTEN (BRA) 6-7(7) 7-6(0) 6-3 6-7(7) 7-5
R3 - D.NESTOR / F.NIEMEYER (CAN) def. G.KUERTEN / A.SA (BRA) 6-3 6-2 1-6 6-2
R4 - G.KUERTEN (BRA) def. S.LAROSE (CAN) 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(10)
R5 - F.DANCEVIC (CAN) def. F.SARETTA (BRA) 6-3 7-5 3-6 7-6(7)

Czech Republic at Thailand (Czechs win 4-1)
The weight of all Asia on his shoulders finally proved too much for Paradorn Srichaphan, who went down meekly in the first singles Sunday to Jiri Novak to give the Czechs the tie. Thailand has yet to make their debut in the World Group.
R1 - J.NOVAK (CZE) def. D.UDOMCHOKE (THA) 6-2 6-2 7-6(1)
R2 - P.SRICHAPHAN (THA) def. B.ULIHRACH (CZE) 7-6(2) 6-2 7-6(4)
R3 - T.BERDYCH / J.NOVAK (CZE) def. P.SRICHAPHAN / D.UDOMCHOKE (THA) 6-3 7-6(2)
6-4
R4 - J.NOVAK (CZE) def. P.SRICHAPHAN (THA) 6-4 6-4 6-4
R5 - T.BERDYCH (CZE) def. D.UDOMCHOKE (THA) 7-6(2) 6-3

Belarus at Germany (Belarus wins 3-2)
Max "The Beast" Mirnyi architects the upset almost single-handedly with a singles win Friday, the doubles win Saturday, and on Sunday overwhelming Rainer Schuettler on the slow red clay. It is the first-ever World Group berth for Belarus in their third World Group qualifying round. It is also the first time in 20 years that Germany is relegated to zonal competition as the once-proud tennis nation faces facts. "I want to call all the players together and expect an explanation from every one of them," said angry German D-Cup captain Patrik Kuhnen.
R1 - M.MIRNYI (BLR) def. T.BEHREND (GER) 5-7 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-4
R2 - R.SCHUETTLER (GER) def. V.VOLTCHKOV (BLR) 6-3 3-6 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
R3 - M.MIRNYI / V.VOLTCHKOV (BLR) def. N.KIEFER / R.SCHUETTLER (GER) 6-3 3-6 7-
5 7-5
R4 - M.MIRNYI (BLR) def. R.SCHUETTLER (GER) 6-3 7-5 6-3
R5 - L.BURGSMULLER (GER) def. A.SKRYPKO (BLR) 6-2 6-0

Great Britain at Morocco (Morocco wins 3-2)
Hicham Arazi set off copious amounts of partying Monday in Morocco after defeating Greg Rusedski 5-7, 7-5, 7-6, 7-6 in a match postponed on Sunday due to darkness. Rusedski went up an early break in the fifth set, but blew that along with numerous break point opportunities (four in one game) against the Moroccan. The fifth and deciding match came about after Tim Henman kept the Brit hopes alive Sunday with an inspired 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-4 win over Moroccan No. 1 Younes El Aynaoui. The Brits were last ejected from the World Group in 2000 when they lost in the qualifying round at home on grass to Ecuador.

R1 - H.ARAZI (MAR) def. T.HENMAN (GBR) 6-4 6-4 7-6(4)
R2 - Y.EL AYNAOUI (MAR) def. G.RUSEDSKI (GBR) 3-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1
R3 - T.HENMAN / G.RUSEDSKI (GBR) def. H.ARAZI / M.EL AAREJ (MAR) 7-6(3) 6-2 6-4
R4 - T.HENMAN (GBR) def. Y.EL AYNAOUI (MAR) 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4
R5 - H.ARAZI (MAR) leads G.RUSEDSKI (GBR) 5-7 7-5 7-6 7-6

India at Netherlands (Netherlands wins 5-0)
The Dutch clinched the tie on Saturday in the doubles, and on Sunday completed the whitewash with two more singles wins over the Leander Paes-less Indian squad. India has not gotten a sniff of the World Group since being ejected in 1998.
R1 - M.VERKERK (NED) def. R.BOPANNA (IND) 5-7 6-3 5-7 7-6(7) 12-10
R2 - S.SCHALKEN (NED) def. P.AMRITRAJ (IND) 6-3 6-1 6-1
R3 - J.VAN LOTTUM / M.VERKERK (NED) def. M.BHUPATHI / R.BOPANNA (IND) 4-6 7-5 7-
5 6-4
R4 - S.SCHALKEN (NED) def. H.MANKAD (IND) 6-3 6-1
R5 - R.SLUITER (NED) def. P.AMRITRAJ (IND) 6-1 6-3

Romania at Ecuador (tied 2-2)
The drama goes on and on. Romania had the chance to put the tie away Sunday, but Victor Hanescu was eventually beat down in five sets by Nico Lapentti. Little brother Giovanni was left to dig it out for Ecuador, but when darkness called the match, Romania's Razvan Sabau led two sets to one. To be continued Monday...
R1 - V.HANESCU (ROM) def. G.LAPENTTI (ECU) 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-7(1) 6-4
R2 - N.LAPENTTI (ECU) def. R.SABAU (ROM) 6-2 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3
R3 - F.MERGEA / H.TECAU (ROM) def. G.LAPENTTI / N.LAPENTTI (ECU) 7-6(2) 1-6 6-3
3-6 13-11
R4 - N.LAPENTTI (ECU) def. V.HANESCU (ROM) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-7(5) 7-6(13) 6-3
R5 - R.SABAU (ROM) leads G.LAPENTTI (ECU) 4-6 6-3 4-6

U.S. at Slovak Republic (U.S. wins 3-2)
Andy Roddick rebounded from his Friday singles loss to clinch the tie Sunday, beating Slovakia's Karol Beck to put the U.S. back in the Davis Cup World Group. "I wanted to come out there with a lot of energy," Roddick said. "I tried to play that first match like I played all summer -- calm, cool and collected. But I think Davis Cup is a totally different scenario. If you're feeling it, you've got to be jazzed." Beck replaced Karol Kucera, who cited a hamstring injury.
R1 - D.HRBATY (SVK) def. A.RODDICK (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-4
R2 - M.FISH (USA) def. K.KUCERA (SVK) 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-1
R3 - B.BRYAN / M.BRYAN (USA) def. K.BECK / D.HRBATY (SVK) 6-1 6-4 7-6(5)
R4 - A.RODDICK (USA) def. K.BECK (SVK) 6-3 6-4 6-4
R5 - M.MERTINAK (SVK) def. M.FISH (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-4

Monday at the three ATP events (see tournament previews): in Shanghai, the lone main draw match on the schedule is the Chinese wildcard Zhu vs. No. 7 seed and former No. 2-ranked Magnus Norman. Today in Bangkok features Popp vs. Eschauer, (Q)Chiudinelli vs. Ancic, and Saulnier vs. (6)Ljubicic. On court in Palermo are Pavel vs. (8)Horna, Squillari vs. (WC)Di Mauro, and Montanes vs. (7)Ramirez Hidalgo in an all-Spanish match-up.

WTA REVIEW/PREVIEW
Sunday's Shanghai final was a repeat of a week earlier in Bali, with top-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia again defeating No. 2 seed Chanda Rubin 6-3, 7-6(6). "I felt I played a lot better than I did last week against Elena," said Rubin, who is now 7-11 in career finals. "I was trying different tactics, to be more aggressive, especially on the returns. It was only at the crucial moments at the end of the second set that I seemed to lose concentration, if only for a moment. Unfortunately at this level of tennis that can be enough to lose a match. Of course, I'm happy with the past two weeks, reaching the finals at both tournaments. On the other hand, I would have liked to have played better in both finals, to have kept up the pressure at all times." In the doubles final, Bali runners-up Loit/Pratt beat unseeded Sugiyama/Tanasugarn 6-3, 6-3 for their first title as a team.

On court today in Leipzig (see tournament preview) are Vento-Kabchi vs. Husarova, Kleinova vs. Rittner, Likhovtseva vs. Schnyder, Kuznetsova vs. Hantuchova, Farina-Elia vs. Daniilidou, Pisnik vs. Callens, Bartoli vs. Kostanic, and Serna vs. Chladkova.

NOTES, QUOTES, AND BARBS
Australia will likely put Spain on grass for the Davis Cup final: "We'll get together as a team and see what the boys think," said Aussie captain John Fitzgerald. "I've got a fair idea that they might choose grass. I think grass probably would be (Spain's) least favorite surface. So there's a chance, it's our prerogative."...The Davis Cup World Group draw for 2004 will be held on Thursday...Andy Roddick has committed himself to Davis Cup for 2004: "If I feel I'm playing too much tennis, I'll cut back on some of the smaller tournaments before the Davis Cup (weekends). I'll definitely be playing (in the Cup) next year."...The last U.S Davis Cup title came in 1995 when Pete Sampras (mainly), Jim Courier and Todd Martin led the team to a 3-2 defeat of Russia...The ATP sent Andy Roddick a message Monday, fining the No. 2 player $40,000 for pulling out of the Thailand Open at the last minute. While Roddick says he injured his hamstring in Davis Cup play Sunday (yeah right), Thai Open organizers became suspicious and alerted the ATP when they could obtain no details of flight plans for Roddick prior to Sunday. The A-Rod camp alerted the tournament by fax on Monday morning -- nice one Andy, the student has become the teacher after watching the pull-o-ramas from mentors Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi over the last couple years...Roddick's withdrawal also means he loses a shot at earning the No. 1 ranking, which he could have grabbed from Ferrero depending on how results went in Bangkok...Michael Chang's post-tennis career has begun as he joined a group of Chinese-Americans in throwing out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium last Wednesday night.