Davis Cup Love

I have to be honest.  I didn’t watch any of these matches.  But, here are the results and what’s left of the semis.  And pictures, of course.  You don’t need to have seen the matches to be clever about the pictures.

I can’t believe Croatia let Stepanek design its uniforms.

Who the hell is this?

You suck.  Love, Me.

Oh  hello.  I forgot about you.  Welcome back.

Fed, bro-ing out (aka letting the world know that he’s okay with having lost to Pokemon).

Heeeheee.  Your hair is getting out of control

Bless you, tennis ball.

There’s only one way this match match could have gotten uglier (although in fairness to them, it sounds like it was pretty epic) and that would be if they’d been playing doubles with this guy:

Fortunately, that will never happen.

World Group 2009, Semi-finals

CROATIA 0 CZECH REPUBLIC 2
Sportska dvorana, Porec (clay – indoors)

R Stepanek (CZE) d I Karlovic (CRO) 67(5) 76(5) 76(6) 67(2) 16-14 – saved 4 M.P.
T Berdych (CZE) d M Cilic (CRO) 63 63 36 46 63
R Karanusic/L Zovko (CRO) vs L Dlouhy/Hajek (CZE)
M Cilic (CRO) vs R Stepanek (CZE)
I Karlovic (CRO) vs T Berdych (CZE)

SPAIN 2 ISRAEL 0
Polaris World la Torre Golf Resort, Torre Pacheco Murcia (clay – outdoors)

D Ferrer (ESP) d H Levy (ISR) 61 64 63
J Ferrero (ESP) d D Sela (ISR) 64 62 60
F Lopez/T Robredo (ESP) vs J Erlich/A Ram (ISR)
D Ferrer (ESP) vs D Sela (ISR)
J Ferrero (ESP) vs H Levy (ISR)

World Group 2009, Play-offs

CHILE 1 AUSTRIA 0
Medialuna Monumental of Rancagua, Rancagua (clay – outdoors)

N Massu (CHI) d J Melzer (AUT) 46 64 64 63
P Capdeville (CHI) vs S Koubek (AUT)
P Capdeville/N Massu (CHI) vs J Knowle/J Melzer (AUT)
P Capdeville (CHI) vs J Melzer (AUT)
N Massu (CHI) vs S Koubek (AUT)

BELGIUM 2 UKRAINE 0
Spiroudome de Charleroi, Charleroi (clay – indoors)

C Rochus (BEL) d I Marchenko (UKR) 63 64 36 62
S Darcis (BEL) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) 62 63 64
X Malisse/C Rochus (BEL) vs S Bubka/S Stakhovsky (UKR)
O Rochus (BEL) vs S Stakhovsky (BEL)
S Darcis (BEL) vs I Marchenko (UKR)

BRAZIL 1 ECUADOR 0
Ginasio Gigantinho, Porto Alegre (clay – indoors)

M Daniel (BRA) d G Lapentti (ECU) 76(3) 36 76(4) 62
T Bellucci (BRA) vs N Lapentti (ECU)
M Melo/A Sa (BRA) vs G Lapentti/N Lapentti (ECU)
M Daniel (BRA) vs N Lapentti (ECU)
T Bellucci (BRA) vs G Lapentti (ECU)

NETHERLANDS 1 FRANCE 1
MECC Maastricht, Maastricht (clay – indoors)

T de Bakker (NED) d G Monfils (FRA) 63 57 63 64
J Tsonga (FRA) d J Huta Galung (NED) 76(2) 62 76(3)
J Huta Galung/I Sijsling (NED) vs J Tsonga/M Llodra (FRA)
T de Bakker (NED) vs J Tsonga (FRA)
J Huta Galung (NED) vs G Monfils (FRA)

SOUTH AFRICA 0 INDIA 2
Ellis Park Indoor Arena, Johannesburg (hard – indoors)

S Devvarman (IND) d I Van Der Merwe (RSA) 76(5) 63 64
R Bopanna (IND) d R de Voest (RSA) 26 64 62 64
J Coetzee/W Moodie (RSA) vs M Bhupathi/R Bopanna (IND)
R de Voest (RSA) vs S Devvarman (IND)
I Van Der Merwe (RSA) vs R Bopanna (IND)

SERBIA 2 UZBEKISTAN 0
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade (hard – indoors)

J Tipsarevic (SRB) d D Istomin (UZB) 62 57 61 64
V Troicki (SRB) d F Dustov (UZB) 64 36 63 46 62
N Zimonjic/J Tipsarevic (SRB) vs D Istomin/F Dustov (UZB)
V Troicki (SRB) vs D Istomin (UZB)
J Tipsarevic (SRB) vs F Dustov (UZB)

SWEDEN 1 ROMANIA 1
Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg (hard – indoors)

V Hanescu (ROU) d A Vinciguerra (SWE) 76(5) 76(10) ret.
R Soderling (SWE) d V Crivoi (ROU) 62 61 75
S Aspelin/R Lindstedt (SWE) vs H Tecau/M Copil (ROU)
R Soderling (SWE) vs V Hanescu (ROU)
A Vinciguerra (SWE) vs V Crivoi (ROU)

ITALY 0 SWITZERLAND 2
Centro Sportivo “Valletta Cambiaso”, Genova (clay – outdoors)

S Wawrinka (SUI) d A Seppi (ITA) 64 61 62
R Federer (SUI) d S Bolelli (ITA) 63 64 61
F Fognini/P Starace (ITA) vs R Federer/S Wawrinka (SUI)
A Seppi (ITA) vs R Federer (SUI)
S Bolelli (ITA) vs S Wawrinka (SUI)