The winners of Russians will play in the semifinals of the Davis Cup with Spain

The Spaniards Alex Corretch and Albert Costa brought their national team to the Davis Cup semifinals, prevailing the Croats by Ivan Lyubichich and Schloro Zovko. In addition to Spain, the Australia team entered the semifinals. Corretch and Costa quite easily outplayed the Croatian team, for which this time the most titled tennis player of the country Goran Ivanishevich did not speak - 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 4. Ivanishevich missed this match due to an injury, and instead of him, Draiko went to the court. It was he who became a weak link in the game of the Croatian duo, losing his first serving.

After that, in the first set, the score was - 3: 1, and the Spaniards easily drew up the opponent. In addition, Zovko lost the filing in Game, which was the last in the first batch. The Spaniards approached the pair meeting with the advantage after single matches, as Juan Carlos Ferero and Carlos Moy won their fights the day before. The pair meeting on the soil of the "Tennis Club of Valencia" lasted one hour and 58 minutes. In the second batch, the Croats kept strongly confidently, and if with a score of 3: 2, they would have won a brack-pante on the presentation of a bone, then the game could change the drawing. But the tennis god, apparently, favored the hosts who coped with excitement. Thus, the Spaniards must play in the semifinals with the Argentines in order to try to repeat their triumph in the 2000 sample tournament.

In another semi -final, the Australian national team will play against the team of Switzerland or France. The Australians won their match against the Swede, like the Spaniards with a dry score - 3-0. Todd Woodbridge and Wayne Arthurs broke the resistance of Junas Bjerkman and Thomas Enkvist - 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 2. The only pair that after Saturday matches will continue the struggle - France - Switzerland. Here is the score - 2: 1, and on the Saturday paired game, the Swiss Mark Rosse and Roger Federer won the factory Santoro and Nicolas Eskudue - 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6.