Date:20/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/20/stories/2008052054701900.htm

Sport - Tennis

Kohlschreiber downs Ferrer

DUSSELDORF: Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber put his side in control at the World Team tennis championship on Sunday by taking just 48 minutes to forge a 6-1, 6-0 win over Spain’s World No. 5 David Ferrer.

The results:

Red Group: United States 1 Czech Republic 1 (Wayne Odesnik bt Ivo Minar 6-2, 6-1; Tomas Berdych bt James Blake 7-6(5), 7-6(5)).

Sweden 1 Argentina 0 (Robin Soderling bt Guillermo Canas 6-3, 6-1).

Blue Group: Russia 2 Italy 0 (Igor Andreev bt Simone Bolelli 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3; Mikhail Youzhny bt Potito Starace 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

Germany 1 Spain 0 (Philipp Kohlschreiber bt David Ferrer 6-1, 6-0). — Agencies