[Zirconek]

World Group, Play-offs 2008

Israel 4:1 Peru
Israel remains at World Goup in 2009.
Peru is relegated to Americas Zone Group I 2009.

Venue: Israel Tennis Center , Ramat Hasharon
Stadium Capacity: 4284
19 September - 21 September 2008
Day 1: 1300 hrs (1000 hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1500 hrs (1200 hrs GMT)
Day 3: 1400 hrs (1100 hrs GMT)
Surface: Hard (Acrylic) - Outdoors
Ball Type: Wilson US Open


Israel
Dudi Sela
Harel Levy
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Captain: Eyal Ran

Peru
Luis Horna
Ivan Miranda
Matias Silva
Mauricio Echazu
Captain: Jaime Yzaga

R1 - L.HORNA (PER) def. H.LEVY (ISR)
7-5 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3
R2 - D.SELA (ISR) def. I.MIRANDA (PER)
6-2 6-1 3-6 6-4
R3 - H.LEVY / A.RAM (ISR) def. M.ECHAZU / M.SILVA (PER)
6-1 6-1 6-2
R4 - D.SELA (ISR) def. L.HORNA (PER)
6-7(6) 6-4 6-1 6-2
R5 - N.OKUN (ISR) def. I.MIRANDA (PER)
6-4 5-7 6-3



Tie details: http://www.daviscup.com/ties/tie.asp?tie=100010750


Head to head: first meeting
new head to head: Israel 1-0 Peru

[Zirconek]

Peru
Luis Horna
Ivan Miranda
Mauricio Echazu
Matias Siva
Captain: Jaime Yzaga

http://www.tenisecuador.com/Peru-luc...o-Mundial.html

[JMG]

Good luck to the best slice in the world, Chino Miranda.

[GlennMirnyi]

Ivan El Chino Miranda, the best slice in the world, will be in Israel. I heard rumours that they're planning to make the day he plays a national holiday. The messiah has come.

[smucav]

The ITF has announced the team nominations for the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinals, World Group Play-offs and 8 Zonal ties to be played on 19-21 September. The zonal ties consist of the four Group I Second Round relegation play-offs, the losers of which will be relegated to Group II in 2009 and the four Group II Third Round ties, the winners of which will promoted to Group I in 2009.

Live scoring for all World Group Semifinal and Playoff ties will be available on the Davis Cup website throughout the weekend.

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
Winners advance to World Group in 2009

ISRAEL v PERU
Venue: Israel Tennis Center, Ramat Hasharon (hard–outdoors)

Israel
Dudi Sela
Harel Levy
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Captain: Eyal Ran

Peru
Luis Horna
Ivan Miranda
Matias Silva
Mauricio Echazu
Captain: Jaime Yzaga

[Feel87]

Erlich is injured arm? any reply before the ties.

Good luck Lucho & Ivan.
Go Perú

[PereRibaFan]

yeah, Erlich is injured and Okun replaces him.

I guess that Levy/Ram will play the doubles point for Israel

[Labamba]

Friday
Harel Levy (ISR) v Luis Horna (PER)
Dudi Sela (ISR) v Ivan Miranda (PER)

Saturday
Harel Levy/Andy Ram (ISR) v Luis Horna/Ivan Miranda (PER)

Sunday
Dudi Sela (ISR) v Luis Horna (PER)
Harel Levy (ISR) v Ivan Miranda (PER)

[ronim1]

Originally Posted by Labamba

Friday
Harel Levy (ISR) v Luis Horna (PER)
Dudi Sela (ISR) v Ivan Miranda (PER)

Saturday
Harel Levy/Andy Ram (ISR) v Luis Horna/Ivan Miranda (PER)

Sunday
Dudi Sela (ISR) v Luis Horna (PER)
Harel Levy (ISR) v Ivan Miranda (PER)

According to Isaeli news paper "haaretz", Okun will join Ram in the doubles, in order not to wear down
Levy.

[JMG]

Do you have a livestream link again for this interesting tie?

[ronim1]

Originally Posted by JMG

Do you have a livestream link again for this interesting tie?

http://www.sport5.co.il/
Click on the tv image ( it doesn't always work outside Israel)

Isreli Captain Eyal Ran has changed his mind and will use Levy instead Okun for doubles.

[Crvena Zvezda]

COOOOOOOOL

Horna 7/5 5/7 7/6 6/3

VAMOS !!!!!

[ronim1]

I don't think that here in Israel anyone counted on
getting any point from Levy in singles.

[Tommy fan]

Originally Posted by ronim1

I don't think that here in Israel anyone counted on
getting any point from Levy in singles.

Me too
He's such a good player, but when it comes to DC,he forgets how to hold the racket in his hand.
The match against Horna today was one of the worst I've seen. Error after error. I can't recall any winners from him exept aces.

At least Dudi won, although he had some let down in the 3rd set and Miranda started to play really well.
Overall it was quite a good match from both
At the end it ended up on the best side for us, 6:2 6:1 3:6 6:4 and it's 1 all now.

Tommorow Dudi and Harel to play doubles, although imo it should be Noam.
Kadima

[CooCooCachoo]

This is Echazu? He's from 1989 but looks 30+ already