[Luinir]

1st rubber: Ilhan def. Dubarenco 6-4 6-4 6-2
2nd rubber: Albot def. Akkoyun 6-4 6-2 6-1
3rd rubber: Albot/Ciumac def. Ilhan/Zorlu 4-6 6-4 7-5 7-6(5)

Moldova leads 2-1.

Ilhan-Albot 5-5 in the first set right now.

[Luinir]

Ilhan leads 7-6 6-2 *0-0

[Luinir]

4th rubber: Ilhan def. Albot 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3

2-2 now.

5th rubber between Akkoyun (no 1078) and Dubarenco (no 1111). epic clash.

[Marto]

If Moldova won, that will be a big surprise

[Luinir]

dubarenco takes the first set, 6-2.

[misty1]

marsel is another one of those players stuck on a davis cup team with no hope of advancing because not one other player is capable of winning a match against a decent opponent

[Luinir]

dubarenco is not even a decent opponent but haluk can't win yet. but he has too many sponsors related to federation and he has to play these matches even if he doesn't want to play.

[misty1]

I hust hope marsel manages to find a wy to turn his season around. I know he started in a similar way last year, hardly winning matches but he's even worse this year and the "slump" has lasted longer. Dont know if its the coaching change or what but he needs to get things together again

[Luinir]

maybe coach changing was not a good decision. can uner took cagla buyukakcay now (turkish #1 at wta) and she's doing very well in the last few weeks.

btw, haluk breaks maxim after saving 3sps and now on serve in the second set, *4-5.

[Luinir]

however, great comeback from haluk in the second set. from *2-5 down to 7-5. saves 3sps on dubarenco's serve too.

2-6 7-5 0-0*

[Luinir]

dubarenco is cruising the third set, leads 5-0.

[Luinir]

dubarenco 6-2 5-7 6-1 1-1*

[Marto]

Moldova is one set away to win without Borvanov, so Turkey going to Group 3

[Luinir]

akkoyun 2-6 7-5 1-6 4-3*

[Luinir]

it's going to fifth set...

akkoyun 2-6 7-5 1-6 6-3 0-0*