Article tennis.com 11-02-07

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Doubles Time
Spain took a 2-1 lead against Switzerland in this star-crossed* Davis Cup tie by winning a marathon doubles match lasting 4 hours, 48 minutes. All eight World Group ties are alive going into Sunday.

Davis Cup World Group Day Two results

RUSSIA leads CHILE 2-1
La Serena, Chile
Marat Safin (RUS) d. Nicolas Massu (CHI) 63 62 62
Igor Andreev (RUS) d. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 46 64 63 62
Fernando Gonzalez/Nicolas Massu (CHI) d. Igor Andreev/Marat Safin (RUS) 76(3) 63 64
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) v Marat Safin (RUS)
Nicolas Massu (CHI) v Igor Andreev (RUS)

FRANCE leads ROMANIA 2-1
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Victor Hanescu (ROM) 75 62 62
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) d. Andrei Pavel (ROM) 46 57 63 61 62
Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROM) d. Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra (FRA) 36 75 75 67(3) 119
Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Andrei Pavel (ROM)
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) v Victor Hanescu (ROM)

GERMANY leads CROATIA 2-1
Krefeld, Germany
Tommy Haas (GER) d. Mario Ancic (CRO) 26 64 64 64
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Benjamin Becker (GER) 67(4) 64 62 63
Michael Kohlmann/Alexander Waske (GER) d. Mario Ancic/Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 64 62 76(5)
Tommy Haas (GER) v Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
Benjamin Becker (GER) v Mario Ancic (CRO)

BELGIUM leads AUSTRALIA 2-1
Liege, Belgium
Kristof Vliegen (BEL) d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 46 64 36 63 64
Olivier Rochus (BEL) d. Chris Guccione (AUS) 36 75 62 63
Paul Hanley/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Olivier Rochus/Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 62 64 62
Olivier Rochus (BEL) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Kristof Vliegen (BEL) v Chris Guccione (AUS)

USA leads CZECH REPUBLIC 2-1
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Andy Roddick (USA) d. Ivo Minar (CZE) 64 46 62 63
Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. James Blake (USA) 61 26 75 75
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 64 64 64
Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Andy Roddick (USA)
Ivo Minar (CZE) v James Blake (USA)

SPAIN leads SWITZERLAND 2-1
Geneva, Switzerland
Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) d. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 63 64 36 76(2)
David Ferrer (ESP) d. Stephane Bohli (SUI) 63 62 62
Feliciano Lopez/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. Yves Allegro/Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 76(5) 67(3) 67(2) 61 1210
Stephane Bohli (SUI) v Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) v David Ferrer (ESP)

SWEDEN leads BELARUS 2-1
Minsk, Belarus
Robin Soderling (SWE) d. Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) 63 76(3) 61
Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. Max Mirnyi (BLR) 64 64 64
Max Mirnyi/Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. Simon Aspelin/Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 75 46 75 63
Max Mirnyi (BLR) v Robin Soderling (SWE)
Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) v Thomas Johansson (SWE)

ARGENTINA leads AUSTRIA 2-1
Linz, Austria
Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. Stefan Koubek (AUT) 76(6) 61 64
Guillermo Canas (ARG) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 76(6) 62 64
Julian Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Jose Acasuso/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) 63 67(2) 61 75
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v Jose Acasuso (ARG)
Stefan Koubek (AUT) v Guillermo Canas (ARG)

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