Davis Cup World Group -- Semifinal Results
Posted on September 24, 2005Croatia tied with Russia 1-1
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko puts the visiting team up 1-0 with a 7-5, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win over Mario "Baby Goran" Ancic, but top Croat Ivan Ljubicic stepped in for the save with a five-set win over Mikhail Youzhny. Ancic and Ljubicic will be favored in the Saturday doubles over Youzhny and Dmitry Tursunov.
"It's not easy to play doubles on this surface because it's pretty quick and tough to return," Ljubicic said. "There won't be many rallies so you are going to have one or two chances to make it, and if you don't -- bad luck. We are going to have to be focused and hope for the best."
Argentina tied with Slovak Republic 1-1
Slovak Karol Beck made good on his word that he could handle Guillermo "El Mago" Coria, masterfully taking apart the magic-less Argentine 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 on the slick indoor courts before David Nalbandian evened things with a comeback 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 win over Slovak No. 1 Dominik "The Dominator" Hrbaty.
The critical Saturday doubles will pit Slovaks Beck and Michal Mertinak against Nalbandian and Mariano Puerta.
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko puts the visiting team up 1-0 with a 7-5, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win over Mario "Baby Goran" Ancic, but top Croat Ivan Ljubicic stepped in for the save with a five-set win over Mikhail Youzhny. Ancic and Ljubicic will be favored in the Saturday doubles over Youzhny and Dmitry Tursunov.
"It's not easy to play doubles on this surface because it's pretty quick and tough to return," Ljubicic said. "There won't be many rallies so you are going to have one or two chances to make it, and if you don't -- bad luck. We are going to have to be focused and hope for the best."
Argentina tied with Slovak Republic 1-1
Slovak Karol Beck made good on his word that he could handle Guillermo "El Mago" Coria, masterfully taking apart the magic-less Argentine 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 on the slick indoor courts before David Nalbandian evened things with a comeback 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 win over Slovak No. 1 Dominik "The Dominator" Hrbaty.
The critical Saturday doubles will pit Slovaks Beck and Michal Mertinak against Nalbandian and Mariano Puerta.