Action during the women's quarter-finals between Spain and Sweden.
Doha: Defending champions Argentina, along with title-contenders Spain stormed into the men’s semi-finals with commanding wins on Day 4 of the FIP World Cup in Doha, yesterday.
Argentina, chasing a 13th men’s title, secured an easy 3-0 victory over Germany in the quarter-finals at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.
Federico Chingotto and Gonzalo Alfonso opened with a 6-1, 6-1 win over A. Reca and M. Wunner, followed by Leandro Augsburger and Martin Di Nenno, who beat J. Lindmeyer and B. Fitzon 6-0, 6-4. Franco Stupaczuk and Maximiliano Arce Simo completed the clean sweep with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over C. Boehnke and N. Merten.
Last edition’s runners-up, Spain also booked their place in the semis after taking a 2-0 lead against Brazil in their quarter-final. J. Nieto and J. Sanz opened with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over L. Fernandes and M. De Avila Simonato, before J. Leal and A. Coello defeated A. Freitas and D. Correa Rodrigues 6-2, 6-1 to secure Spain’s progression. The third match between A. Goni Lacabe-J. Lebron and J. P. Flores-J. C. Julianoti was not played.
Hosts Qatar suffered a 2-0 defeat to France in the men’s 9-16 quarter-final play-offs, ending their hopes of progressing in the classification draw. T. Leygue and T. Fonteny gave France the lead with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Mohammed Saadon Al-Kuwari and Essa Alharrasi, before M. Joris and J. Bergeron secured the tie by defeating Khalid Saadon Al-Kuwari and Mohammed Al-Khanji 6-1, 6-1.
The third match between Y. Boronad-J. Robert and Hassan Adel Waly-Rayyan Aljufairi was not played. In the other classification matches, Mexico defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-0, while Paraguay recorded a 2-0 victory over the United States. Chile also advanced with a 2-0 win against Australia, keeping their hopes alive in the classification competition.
Meanwhile, defending champions Spain and Argentina booked their places in the semi-finals after convincing quarter-final victories, with France and Italy completing the last four.
Spain swept Sweden 3-0, while France advanced after winning their tie against the Netherlands 2-0. Argentina also produced a dominant display, defeating Portugal 3-0, while Italy secured a 2-0 victory over Brazil.
The semi-finals will see Spain face France, while Argentina take on Italy for a place in the final. Three of the four semi-finalists also reached the podium in the previous edition, with France replacing Portugal in the last four. In the classification matches for positions 5-8, Sweden will meet the Netherlands, while Portugal face Brazil.
