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DAVIS CUP - WORLD GROUP - 1ST ROUND - SPAIN VS. EAST CWLAND - LOGRONO, SPAIN
Underdogs give home side ascendancy

East CWLand have been left with it all to do on Sunday to remain in the World Group after falling down 1-2 after a shock doubles loss to makeshift pairing Marc Carretero & Sanchez Emelio. With Carretero drafted into the doubles pairing at short notice following the injury to Ion Andueza, the World No. 4 team Jefferson Drake & Martti Korpinen would have expected to give their team the lead heading into the reverse singles rubbers.

Carretero, 20, has been touted as the next big thing in Spanish tennis, and despite some indifferent early season form did enough to get called into the squad. He did not let the Logrono crowd down as he looked at home early with some impressive work at the back of the court and at the net. In a tight first set, it was the local pair that drew first blood; taking the set 7-5 as Emelio passed Korpinen at the net with a deep backhand drive.

It looked like business as usual in the second, though, as the Australian Open finalists started to lift their intensity; breaking serve twice to seal the set in thirty-five minutes. But the clay has not been their speciality, and they quickly fell behind the ball again as Drake's normally dangerous service was countered by some effective returning. Down 2-4, the visitors drew back to 5-5 but were again hamstrung as the Spaniards went ahead two sets to one.

With victory in sight, the Spanish lifted their intensity in the fourth and removed any chance of a DR CWLand fightback as Emelio and Carretero soared to a shock 7-5, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 upset. They need just one win from the reverse singles matches tomorrow which are likely to be Emelio against Drake, and Sergio Joaquín against Randy Smeltz.

Marc Carretero & Sanchez Emelio def. Jefferson Drake & Martti Korpinen, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Davis Cup
March 5-7, 2010

World Group

First Round
Serbia lead Argentina 3-0 at Buenos Aires, Argentina: Clay
Singles
Radivoj Daneu (SRB) def. Paolo Mandonna (ARG) 7-6(1) 2-6 6-3 6-0
Danijel Micic (SRB) def. Juan Moreno (ARG) 6-3 6-2 4-6 1-6 7-5

Doubles
Dusko Milosevic/Savo Petkovia (SRB) def. Paolo Mandonna/Juan Moreno (ARG) 6-4 7-6(4) 3-6 2-6 7-5

Reverse Singles
Juan Moreno (ARG) vs. Radivoj Daneu (SRB)
Paolo Mandonna (ARG) vs. Danijel Micic (SRB)

Sweden lead Japan 2-1 at Stockholm, Sweden: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Ninteh Doh (JPN) def. Henrikk Henrikkson (SWE) 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-2
Bjorn Donaldson (SWE) def. Akihiko Veno (JPN) 6-2 7-6(3) 7-6(5)

Doubles
Bjorn Donaldson/Erik Viksten (SWE) def. Ninteh Doh/Kenta Yusa (JPN) 6-1 7-5 6-4

Reverse Singles
Bjorn Donaldson (SWE) vs. Ninteh Doh (JPN)
Henrikk Henrikkson (SWE) vs. Akihiko Veno (JPN)

United States lead Romania 2-1 at Winston-Salem, NC, USA: Hard (Indoor)
Singles
Jason Hall (USA) def. George Costea (ROU) 6-1 6-0 6-2
Bogdan Maurer (ROU) def. Darcy Cowan (USA) 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-2

Doubles
Hugh James/Ralph Robinson (USA) def. Viorel Iftime/Marius Micu (ROU) 7-6(0) 6-2 6-1

Reverse Singles
Jason Hall (USA) vs. Bogdan Maurer (ROU)
Darcy Cowan (USA) vs. George Costea (ROU)

Switzerland lead Chile 2-1 at Geneva, Switzerland: Carpet (Indoor)
Singles
Almen Benaglio (SUI) def. Leonel Romero (CHL) 6-1 6-3 6-0
Pascal Schmidt (SUI) def. Jefferson Quezada (CHL) 6-2 6-3 6-3

Doubles
Jefferson Quezada/Alex Rojas (CHL) def. Benjamin Hartmann/Pascal Schmidt (SUI) 7-5 0-6 6-3 6-0

Reverse Singles
Almen Benaglio (SUI) vs. Jefferson Quezada (CHL)
Pascal Schmidt (SUI) vs. Leonel Romero (CHL)

Spain vs. East CWLand at Logrono, Spain: Clay
Singles
Sanchez Emelio (ESP) def. Randy Smeltz (CDR) 1-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-3
Jefferson Drake (CDR) def. Sergio Joaquin (ESP) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5(5) 6-1

Doubles
Marc Carretero/Sanchez Emelio (ESP) def. Jefferson Drake/Martti Korpinen (CDR) 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-3

Reverse Singles
Sanchez Emelio (ESP) vs. Jefferson Drake (CDR)
Sergio Joaquin (ESP) vs. Randy Smeltz (CDR)

Austria lead Great Britain 3-0 at Wimbledon, England: Grass
Singles
Zbiginiew Boniek (AUT) def. Oscar Highsmith (GBR) 6-1 6-0 7-5
Heinz Hainisch (AUT) def. Sebastian Moss (GBR) 5-7 6-2 6-0 7-6(6)

Doubles
Jurgen Boniek/Zbiginiew Boniek (AUT) def. Liam Bailey/Matthew Charnock (GBR) 6-2 6-4 3-6 7-6(6)

Reverse Singles
Oscar Highsmith (GBR) vs. Heinz Hainisch (AUT)
Sebastian Moss (GBR) vs. Zbiginiew Boniek (AUT)

Croatia lead Czech Republic 2-1 at Porec, Croatia: Clay (Indoor)
Singles
Miroslav Brdar (CRO) def. Petr Brozik (CZE) 6-3 6-2 6-1
Radek Spidla (CZE) def. Nilikar Midid (CRO) 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 6-4

Doubles
Miroslav Brdar/Nilikar Midid (CRO) def. Petr Brozik/Vaclav Zeman (CZE) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2

Reverse Singles
Miroslav Brdar (CRO) vs. Radek Spidla (CZE)
Nilikar Midid (CRO) vs. Petr Brozik (CZE)

Russia lead Belgium 2-1 at Bree, Belgium: Clay (Indoor)
Singles
Boris Denisov (RUS) def. Yves Parmentier (BEL) 7-5 6-2
Dmitry Orlov (RUS) def. Mark Harmel (BEL) 1-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 9-7

Doubles
Mark Harmel/Yves Parmentier (BEL) def. Vladimir Gryzlov/Dmitry Orlov (RUS) 6-4 6-3 6-4

Reverse Singles
Yves Parmentier (BEL) vs. Dmitry Orlov (RUS)
Mark Harmel (BEL) vs. Boris Denisov (RUS)