Davis Cup 2015: Saturday Scores and Results, Updated Quarterfinals Schedule

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Published: July 18, 2015

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After an exciting start to the Davis Cup quarterfinals Friday, play continued across the globe Saturday as the eight remaining countries looked to advance, stay alive or improve their positioning in doubles competition.

Kazakhstan, Belgium and Argentina all entered the day with 2-0 leads, which meant they were each just one win away from advancing to the semis. The latter two nations advanced, but Kazakhstan was unable to seal the deal against Australia.

Here is a full rundown of the results from Day 2's action, a recap of every match and a look ahead at the projected schedule for Day 3's slate of singles matches at the 2015 Davis Cup.

 

Saturday Results

 

Quarterfinal Scores

 

Quarterfinal Schedule

 

Day 2 Recap Australia opened play Saturday with its back against the wall trailing Kazakhstan 2-0 in the quarterfinals, but the team of Samuel Groth and Lleyton Hewitt came through, which means the Aussies live to fight another day.

Groth and Hewitt defeated Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2 in straight sets in what was a must-win match after Australia dropped a pair of singles matches Friday.

The Australians are still one loss away from being eliminated from the Davis Cup, but they suddenly have new life against the underdog Kazakhstan squad.

Australia turned to its most-experienced player in the 34-year-old Hewitt, and it turned out to be a great move as the former Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion came through in the clutch alongside his big-serving playing partner.

Hewitt was thrilled with the result after he and Groth extended Australia's stay in the Davis Cup:



Despite the major deficit the Aussies faced entering Day 2 of the quarterfinals, Hewitt's confidence never wavered, according to Jenny Cooke of the Davis Cup website:
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