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| WORLD GROUP |
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| Quarterfinals |
| Winners to semifinals, Sept. 12-14 |
| Czech Republic 2, Japan 0 |
| At Ariake Coliseum |
| Tokyo |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-1, 7-5.
Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Taro Daniel, Japan, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2.
| Germany 2, France 0 |
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| At Palais des Sports Jean Weille |
| Nancy, France |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Tobias Kamke, Germany, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 7-6 (8), 6-3, 6-2.
Peter Gojowczkyk, Germany, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (8), 8-6.
| Italy 1, Britain 0 |
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| At Tennis Club Napoli |
| Naples, Italy |
| Surface: Clay-Outdoor |
Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. James Ward, Britain, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Andreas Seppi, Italy, vs. Andy Murray, Britain, susp., darkness.
| Kazakhstan 1, Switzerland 1 |
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| At Palexpo |
| Geneva |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, def. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
Roger Federer, Switzerland, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
| ZONAL GROUP I |
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| Second Round |
| Winners to WG Playoffs, Sept. 12-14 |
| Americas Zone |
| Brazil 1, Ecuador 0 |
| At Francisco Segura Cano |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Surface: Clay-Outdoor |
Rogerio Dutra Silva, Brazil, def. Julio-Cesar Campozano, Ecuador, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
| Colombia 1, Dominican Republic 0 |
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| At Estadio de Tenis ``Alvaro Carlos Jordan'' |
| Cali, Colombia |
| Surface: Clay-Outdoor |
Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Jose Hernandez, Dominican Republic, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2.
| Asia/Oceania Zone |
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| China 1, Uzbekistan 1 |
| At Tianjin Tennic Center |
| Tianjin, China |
| Surface: Hard-Outdoor |
Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Zhang Ze, China, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Wu Di, China, def. Farrukh Dustov, Uzbekistan, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 3-6, 9-7.
| South Korea 1, India 1 |
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| At Spo1 Tennis Courts |
| Busan, South Korea |
| Surface: Hard-Outdoor |
Somdev Devvarman, India, def. Chung Hyeon, South Korea, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Lim Yong-kyu, South Korea, def. Sanam Singh, India, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
| Europe/Africa Zone |
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| Croatia 2, Poland 0 |
| At Torwar Hall |
| Warsaw, Poland |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Marin Cilic, Croatia, def. Michal Przysiezny, Poland, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
| Israel 1, Slovenia 1 |
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| At SRC Marina Portoroz |
| Portoroz, Slovenia |
| Surface: Clay-Outdoor |
Amir Weintraub, Israel, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Blaz Rola, Slovenia, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
| Ukraine 2, Sweden 0 |
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| At Baltiska Hallen |
| Malmo, Sweden |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Johan Brunstrom, Sweden, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-0, 13-11.
Artem Smirnov, Ukraine, def. Markus Eriksson, Sweden, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
| Slovakia 2, Austria 0 |
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| At Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre |
| Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Norbert Gombos, Slovakia, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
| ZONAL GROUP II |
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| Second Round |
| Winners to 3R, Sept. 12-14 |
| Americas Zone |
| Barbados 1, El Salvador 1 |
| At National Tennis Centre |
| St. Michael, Barbados |
| Surface: Hard-Outdoor |
Darian King, Barbados, def. Rafael Arevalo, El Salvador, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
Marcelo Arevalo, El Salvador, def. Haydn Lewis, Barbados, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (1).
| Mexico 1, Peru 0 |
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| At Club Britania Zavaleta |
| Puebla, Mexico |
| Surface: Hard-Outdoor |
Miguel-Angele Reyes-Varela, Mexico, vs. Mauricio Echazu, Peru, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
| Asia/Oceania Zone |
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| Philippines 2, Pakistan 0 |
| At Philippine Columbian Association |
| Manila, Philippines |
| Surface: Clay-Indoor |
Patrick-John Tierro, Philippines, def. Aqeel Khan, Pakistan, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.
Ruben Gonzales, Philippines, def. Samir Iftikhar, Pakistan, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
| Thailand 1, Kuwait 1 |
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| At The National Tennis Development Centre |
| Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| Surface: Hard-Outdoor |
Pruchya Isarow, Thailand, def. Abdulhameed Alshatti, Kuwait, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.
Mohammad Ghareeb, Kuwait, def. Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul, Thailand, 3-6, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-5.
| Europe/Africa Zone |
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| South Africa 1, Lithuania 1 |
| At Irene Country Club |
| Centurion, South Africa |
| Surface: Hard-Outdoor |
Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Jean Andersen, South Africa, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Rik de Voest, South Africa, def. Laurynas Grigelis, Lithuania, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-6 (4).
| Bosnia-Herzegovina 2, Finland 0 |
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| At Tali Tennis Center |
| Helsinki |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Juho Paukku, Finland, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Mirza Basic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3, 8-6.
| Moldova 2, Belarus 0 |
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| At Manejul de Atletica Usoara |
| Chisinau, Moldova |
| Surface: Clay-Indoor |
Radu Albot, Moldova, def. Dzmitry Zhyrmont, Belarus, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
Maxim Dubarenco, Moldova, def. Uladzimir Ignatik, Belarus, 7-5, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
| Denmark 2, Luxembourg 0 |
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| At Hillerod Tennis Klub |
| Hillerod, Denmark |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Martin Pedersen, Denmark, def. Ugo Nastasi, Luxembourg, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.
Frederik Nielsen, Denmark, def. Mike Scheidweiler, Luxembourg, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
| Playoffs |
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| Losers to 2015 Group III |
| Americas Zone |
| Chile 2, Paraguay 0 |
| At Club Palestino |
| Santiago, Chile |
| Surface: Clay-Outdoor |
Gonzalo Lama, Chile, def. Juan Borba, Paraguay, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1.
Christian Garin, Chile, def. Gustavo Ramirez, Paraguay, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-3.
| Guatemala 1, Bolivia 1 |
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| At Country Club Cochabamba |
| Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Surface: Clay-Outdoor |
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa, Guatemala, def. Federico Zeballos, Bolivia, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).
Hugo Dellien, Bolivia, def. Andrew Bucaro, Guatemala, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.
| Asia/Oceania Zone |
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| Vietnam 1, Sri Lanka 0 |
| At The 198 Tennis Club |
| Da Lat City, Vietnam |
| Surface: Hard-Outdoor |
Do Minh-quan, Vietnam, def. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah, Sri Lanka, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
| Europe/Africa Zone |
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| Monaco 2, Norway 0 |
| At Oslo Tennis Arena |
| Oslo, Norway |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
Benjamin Balleret, Monaco, def. Viktor Durasovic, Norway, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
Romain Arneodo, Monaco, def. Joachim Bjerke, Norway, 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-3.
| Bulgaria 2, Greece 0 |
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| At Ilioupoli Tennis Club |
| Athens, Greece |
| Surface: Clay-Outdoor |
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Markos Kalovelonis, Greece, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0.
Dimitar Kutrovsky, Bulgaria, def. Theodoros Angelinos, Greece, 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
| Ireland 2, Egypt 0 |
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| At Castleknock Tennis Club |
| Dublin |
| Surface: Hard-Indoor |
James McGee, Ireland, def. Karim-Mohamed Maamoun, Egypt, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.
Mohamed Safwat, Egypt, def. Sam Barry, Ireland, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 7-6 (5).
| Morocco 1, Cyprus 1 |
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| At Complexe Sportif Al Amal |
| Casablanca, Morocco |
| Surface: Clay-Outdoor |
Sergis Kyratzis, Cyprus, def. Hicham Khaddari, Morocco, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5.
Lamine Ouahab, Morocco, def. Petros Chrysochos, Cyprus, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
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