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2003 Australian Open 2017 DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS & PLAY-OFFS 15-17 SEPTEMBER – TIE PREVIEW NOTES WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS Belgium (s) (c) v Australia – Brussels, BEL – clay (indoors) France (s) (c) v Serbia (s) – Lille, FRA – clay (outdoors) WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS Kazakhstan (c) v Argentina (s) – Astana, KAZ – hard (indoors) Colombia (c)* v Croatia (s) – Bogota, COL – clay (outdoors) Switzerland (s) (c) v Belarus – Biel, SUI – hard (indoors) Netherlands (c) v Czech Republic (s) – The Hague, NED – clay (indoors) Portugal (c)* v Germany (s) – Oeiras, Lisbon, POR – clay (outdoors) Japan (s) (c)* v Brazil – Osaka, JPN – hard (outdoors) Hungary (c) v Russia (s) – Budapest, HUN – clay (outdoors) Canada (s) (c)* v India – Edmonton, CAN – hard (indoors) (s) = seed, (c) = choice of ground, * = choice of ground decided by lot Belgium will hope to reach the Davis Cup Final for the 2nd time in 3 years when it takes on Australia in Brussels. The Belgians are the only one of the 4 semifinalists to have never won the competition, while Australia stands in 2nd place on the list for most Davis Cup titles, behind USA, having won the competition 28 times. The Australians, however, will be wary of the threat posed by Belgium, which has won the nations’ 2 most recent meetings and must adapt quickly to clay having not played a Davis Cup tie on the surface since 2014. Around 100km away in Lille, France take on Serbia in a repeat of the 2010 Davis Cup Final. Serbia won on that occasion with Viktor Troicki winning in a decisive 5th rubber – but both Troicki and Novak Djokovic are missing this time round due to injuries. France, meanwhile, has enjoyed a stellar year in the competition having not yet lost a live rubber. Under the captaincy of Yannick Noah, who guided the French to Davis Cup success in 1991 and 1996, the team will be confident of reaching a first Final since 2014. In the World Group play-offs both the 2016 champion, Argentina, and runner-up, Croatia, must come through tough away ties in Kazakhstan and Colombia respectively if they are to maintain their World Group status in 2018. Argentina is looking to avoid becoming the first champion nation to be relegated the year after winning the title since Sweden in 1999 – and should Croatia lose too it would be the first time in Davis Cup history that both finalists were relegated the following year. Elsewhere in the play-offs, Portugal has the chance to secure a World Group berth for the first time in its history when it takes on Germany in Oeiras, Lisbon – one of 4 all-European play-off ties. The two remaining play-off ties see nations from the Americas Zone take on their counterparts from Asia/Oceania, with Japan hosting Brazil and Canada hosting India. In total, 6 former Davis Cup champions will battle to retain World Group status in the play-offs. 1 2017 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal and World Group Play-off Preview Notes CHOICE OF GROUND – DAVIS CUP FINAL The winners of this weekend’s semifinals will advance to the Davis Cup Final on 24-26 November. Below is the choice of ground for the potential Final match-ups. The venue details are due to be submitted to the ITF by Monday 25 September. FRANCE SERBIA BELGIUM FRA SRB AUSTRALIA AUS AUS 2018 DAVIS CUP DRAW The winners of the World Group play-offs will secure their places in the World Group for 2018. The draw for next year’s competition will take place at the London offices of BNP Paribas on Wednesday 20 September. PAST CHAMPIONS In total, 15 nations have won the Davis Cup including 3 of this year’s semifinalists. Belgium is the only nation never to have won the Davis Cup to have reached the last 4 this year – although it has reached the Final twice, in 1904 and 2015. • USA 32 • Australia 28 • Great Britain 10 • France 9 • Sweden 7 • Spain 5 • Germany 3 • Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic 3 • Russia 2 • Argentina, Croatia, Italy, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland 1 ALL FIVE TO FIVE… Only twice have all 5 rubbers of a Davis Cup tie gone to 5 sets: 1946 European Zone semifinal, Yugoslavia defeated France 3-2 and 2003 World Group play-off, Romania defeated Ecuador 3-2. COMEBACKS FROM 0-2 DOWN... There have been just 10 comebacks from 0-2 down in World Group ties. Sweden has produced 4 of these comebacks. Croatia recorded the most recent one, defeating USA in Portland in the quarterfinals last year. In the Davis Cup overall there have been 57 comebacks from 0-2 down since the competition began in 1900. TOP TIEBREAKS… The highest number of tiebreaks in a Davis Cup tie is 11 (Croatia d. Brazil 4-1, 2008 World Group play-off). PARTICIPATING NATIONS… 134 nations entered the 2017 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas. 2 2017 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal and World Group Play-off Preview Notes DAVIS CUP NATIONS RANKING… The ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking was launched at the end of 2001. It is published following every tie weekend and measures success over the preceding 4-year period, with recent performances weighted more heavily. It is the sole criteria for seeding at all levels of Davis Cup competition. Latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking (24 July 2017) 1 Argentina 11 USA 2 Great Britain 12 Spain 3 France 13 Germany 4 Belgium 14 Japan 5 Croatia 15 Russia 6 Switzerland 16 Canada 7 Australia 17 Kazakhstan 8 Serbia 18 India 9 Czech Republic 19 Brazil 10 Italy 20 Netherlands DAVIS CUP RECORDS World Group Davis Cup Most Games in a Tie 275: 281: (post-tiebreak*) France d. Switzerland 3-2, 2001 quarterfinal Romania d. Ecuador 3-2, 2003 WG play-off Most Games in a Tie 281: 327: (pre-tiebreak*) Paraguay d. France 3-2, 1985 first round India d. Australia 3-2, 1974 Eastern Zone Final Longest recorded 21 hours, 2 minutes: 21 hours, 37 minutes: playing-time (tie) France d. Switzerland 3-2, 2001 quarterfinal Romania d. Ecuador 3-2, 2003 WG play-off 6 hours, 43 minutes: Longest singles rubber Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. see World Group Joao Souza (BRA), 2015 first round 7 hours, 1 minute: Longest doubles rubber Berdych/Rosol (CZE) d. see World Group Chiudinelli/Wawrinka (SUI), 2013 first round Fewest number of 26: 6: Sri Lanka d. Syria – 1991 Asia/Oceania II, first games conceded in a tie Germany d. Indonesia 5-0, 1989 first round round 16-14: 19-17: Longest tiebreak* Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. Marco Chiudinelli Young-Jun Kim (KOR) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK), (SUI), 2016 first round 2003 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I *the tiebreak was introduced in Davis Cup in 1989 and the 5th set tiebreak was introduced in 2016 For further details see www.daviscup.com/en/statistics/general-records 3 2017 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal and World Group Play-off Preview Notes Belgium v Australia – Brussels, BEL – clay (indoors) Head-to-head: Tied 2-2 A 5th meeting between the 2 nations with the head-to-head level at two wins apiece – but it is Belgium which has performed better in recent times, recording 3-2 victories on indoor clay in Liege in 2007 and on an outdoor hard court in Cairns in 2010. Both of those meetings were won in decisive 5th rubbers. BELGIUM V AUSTRALIA 4 Current DC Nations Ranking 7 Runner-up 1904, Champion 28 times Best Result 2015 (most recent 2003) 1904 First Year Played 1905 95 Years Played 98 19 Years in World Group 30 187 Ties Played 255 95-92 Ties Win-Loss 187-68 0 Comebacks from 0-2 down 2 BELGIUM is bidding to reach the Davis Cup Final for the 2nd time in 3 years and just the 3rd time overall – the Belgians reached the title match in 1904 and 2015. Belgium is bidding to win 4 consecutive Davis Cup ties for the 2nd time since 1989-1990, when it won 5 straight ties to rise from Europe Group II into the World Group. It also won 4 straight ties after defeating Ukraine in the 2014 World Group play-offs before reaching the 2015 Final. Belgium is making its 3rd appearance in the semifinals since the introduction of the World Group in 1981. Since then, it has a 1-1 win-loss record in Davis Cup semifinals, defeating Argentina in 2015, but falling to France in 1999. Belgium reached the Davis Cup Final for the 2nd time in its history – and the first time since 1904 – in 2015. It defeated defending champion Switzerland 3-2, Canada 5-0 and Argentina 3-2 before falling to Great Britain 3-1 in the title decider in Ghent. Belgium advanced to the semifinals after defeating Germany 4-1 in Frankfurt and Italy 3-2 in Charleroi in the opening 2 rounds this year. Last year, Belgium lost 3-2 to Croatia in the World Group first round before defeating Brazil 4-0 in the World Group play-offs to maintain its World Group status. Belgium has lost both of the last 2 ties it has played on a clay court – to Great Britain in the 2015 Final and Croatia in the 2016 World Group first round. Belgium’s last victory on clay came in the 2015 quarterfinals when the team defeated Canada 5-0 in Middelkerke (Ostend). Belgium is contesting its 2nd home tie of 2017 and has played 7 of its last 8 Davis Cup ties at home.
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