First Round Davis Cup Matchups

1st Round Davis Cup Begins Today

World Group play kicks off today all over the globe, with first round matches Croatia at Austria, Sweden at Argentina, Spain at Belarus, Australia at Switzerland, France at Germany, Russia at Netherlands, Romania at USA, and the Slovak Republic at Chile:

Sweden at Argentina
D.NALBANDIAN (ARG) v R.SODERLING (SWE)
J.ACASUSO (ARG) v T.JOHANSSON (SWE)

Croatia at Austria
J.MELZER (AUT) v M.ANCIC (CRO)
S.KOUBEK (AUT) v I.LJUBICIC (CRO)

Spain at Belarus
M.MIRNYI (BLR) v T.ROBREDO (ESP)
V.VOLTCHKOV (BLR) v D.FERRER (ESP)

Australia at Switzerland
M.LAMMER (SUI) v P.LUCZAK (AUS)
S.WAWRINKA (SUI) v C.GUCCIONE (AUS)

Russia at Netherlands
R.SLUITER (NED) v D.TURSUNOV (RUS)
M.VAN GEMERDEN (NED) v N.DAVYDENKO (RUS)
(Peter Wessels withdraws from the singles with a chest-muscle injury)

France at Germany
N.KIEFER (GER) v S.GROSJEAN (FRA)
T.HAAS (GER) v R.GASQUET (FRA)

Romania at USA
A.RODDICK (USA) v A.PAVEL (ROM)
J.BLAKE (USA) v V.HANESCU (ROM)

Slovak Republic at Chile
F.GONZALEZ (CHI) v M.MERTINAK (SVK)
N.MASSU (CHI) v D.HRBATY (SVK)