Davis Cup Crisis Center, Day 3

Hi everyone. With the third day of Davis Cup tennis beginning any moment, one nation, Israel, is already through to the semifinals for the first time, having clinched the third point yesterday with a five-set win in doubles over the Russian team. The other three quarterfinal ties are yet to be decided; in each case the fourth rubber is a live one, with the home team up 2-1. 

As always, enjoy today's tennis.

-- Rosangel Valenti

Note: Master Ace has again provided us with timechecks for today (with all times TW time or US Eastern Standard Time), and a compilation of the results:

*Argentina vs. Czech Republic in Ostrava - 7 AM
Czech Republic leads tie 2-1
Juan Martin Del Potro vs Tomas Berdych
Juan Monaco vs Ivo Minar

Previous results
Tomas Berdych defeated Juan Monaco 6-4,2-6,2-6,6-3,6-2
Juan Martin Del Potro defeated Ivo Minar 6-1,6-3,6-3
Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Jose Acasuso and Leonardo Mayer 6-1,6-4,6-3

**Germany vs. Spain in Marbella - 7 AM

Spain leads tie 2-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber vs Fernando Verdasco
Andreas Beck vs Tommy Robredo

Previous results
Fernando Verdasco defeated Andreas Beck 6-0,3-6,6-7(4),6-2,6-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Tommy Robredo 6-3,6-4,6-4
Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco defeated Nicolas Kiefer and Mischa Zverev 6-3,7-6(1),6-7(6),6-3

United States vs. Croatia in Porec - 10 AM live on Tennis Channel

Croatia leads tie 2-1
James Blake vs Marin Cilic
Mardy Fish vs Ivo Karlovic

Previous results
Ivo Karlovic defeated James Blake 6-7,4-6,6-3,7-6(3),7-5
Marin Cilic defeated Mardy Fish 4-6,6-3,6-7(3),6-1,8-6
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko 6-3,6-1,6-3

Russia vs. Israel in Tel Aviv - Israel wins tie 3-0

Previous results
Harel Levy defeated Igor Andreev 6-4,6-2,4-6,6-2
Dudi Sela defeated Mikhail Youzhny 3-6,6-1,6-0,7-5
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram defeated Igor Kunitsyn and Marat Safin 6-3,6-4,6-7(3),4-6,6-4

Dead rubbers start at 8 AM
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