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On March 5 and 6, within the framework of the First World Group of the Davis Cup, a meeting of the national teams of Ukraine and Israel will take place.
There will be two singles matches on Friday, doubles on Saturday and two more singles if necessary.
Results of the matches of the first day of play
Ilya Marchenko – 
Daniel Zuckerman – 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
Sergey Stakhovsky – Edan leshem – 3: 6, 6: 3, 2: 6
The games will start at 11:30 on Saturday.
Sport.ua will host a text broadcast of the matches.
19:21. Triple matchball and 1: 1 in matches after the first day of play.
Match statistics
19:19. Edan will serve for the game.
19:18. Reproduced, but is there a chance that it will return?
19:17. And here is Leshem’s match ball.
19:13. But in the sixth game, the Ukrainian manages to recover the opponent’s triple gameball. And yet the game is lost.
19:12. Edan is slowly moving towards victory in the match, it is difficult for Stakhovsky to add.
19:07. Stakhovsky seems unimportant in the final game, the opponent has a triple breakpoint. And it has been implemented.
19:05. The first number of the Israeli team took courage, and 3: 1 in its favor.
19:02. Yes, he makes an early break with Leshem. It is very unpleasant for a game like that.
19:00 h. Sergei has some minor problems, 0:30 on the field.
18:59. The Israeli scholar confidently compares the score. He won four points in a row.
18:56. At the start of the third game, Leshem already wins a break point, but Sergei wins again.
18:51. Penalty fee! The game score became the same.
18:50. Now there will also be a second break, it would be good to serve first in the third set.
18:48. And fix all this with a safe presentation. Local mission accomplished, 5: 3.
18:45. Another breaking point for Sergei. The second serve of the Israeli and his not very good exit to the net followed by a kick in the legs of the Ukrainian! We lead 4: 3.
18:43. But Edan is misbehaving. And there was a great possibility.
18:42. There is a double breaking point!
18:40. Leshem starts at 0:30, which is already interesting.
18:39. Stakhovsky compares the score by games, it would be time to break.
18:35. 30:30 at the reception, you have to try. But not right now.
18:32. And here is a great game by Sergei, won hands down.
18:31. So far, Stakhovsky’s emotions are not visible, they often help him win.
18:30. Leshem continues to serve well and earns another point. Maybe after the transition, something will change.
18:26. Still, Stakhovsky takes the first point in the second set, the score is the same.
18:25. But with such a shirt, Sergei came to the games.
Photo: Ukraine Tennis
18:23. The match in Stakhovsky’s match was also prolonged, 40:40.
18:20. Edan takes the first game, but there is already a fight in his service.
18:19. Uh, he was close to the breaking point, but Leshem hit the line with a risky right hand.
18:17. 30:30 in the first game of the second set.
18:14. Right wrong in the width and Sergey, like Ilya, loses the first game of his match.
18:13. 0:40 when taking out the Ukrainian, close to losing the first set.
18:09. Leshem continues to maintain a high level of play, the Ukrainian cannot reach break points in any way.
18:06. Again, Stakhovsky takes serve with ease, but a reverse break is needed.
18:04. However, Edan defends the serve, it is 4: 2 in his favor.
18:02. But in the field Leshem, some draws are delayed. 30:30.
18:00 h. The draw for the game is very different from the first game of the day.
17:59. Stakhovsky begins to push his opponent a bit, knocking the pace of the game down. This gives the result.
17:57. At the reception, it still hasn’t worked out, the Israeli plays better.
17:55. Edan has a break point and Sergei delivers a double.
17:53. Stakhovsky is experiencing minor problems in the third game, 40:40.
17:49. The Israeli tennis player is reciprocal, his service is also good.
17:46. The Ukrainian started with great confidence, with no chance for Leshem.
5:45 pm. Sergey is serving.
17:37. Stakhovsky and his rival are already on the court, they will start soon.
17:17. There is a first victory, we look forward to the next match with the participation of Sergei Stakhovsky.
17:13. I spoke to the referee for a bit at the Marchenko tower, after which I realized the second match point. Match stats below
17:11. Hey, a little bit wasn’t enough, I couldn’t replace Marchenko’s racket correctly.
17:10. No, it looked like there was a match ball!
17:09. So Zuckerman has a breaking point. Intrigue again?
17:07. Daniel does not give up, 15 and 30.
17:05. There are small problems with the reception, Ilya will serve for the game.
17:02. Zuckerman goes to the net by inertia, but he has nothing else to catch there.
17:00 h. 30: 0 in the sixth game.
16:58. As expected, it became easier, the Ukrainian again takes the opponent’s serve. Only two games to win.
16:54. Little The level of tennis dropped, Marchenko did not notice two balls of play due to unforced errors. And only on the third attempt was it possible, a powerful serve helped.
16:51. When the score was 30:30, the cable paid the debt of the first set. Game ball
16:48. The most important game of the third set, to be taken. It will be even easier.
4:45 pm. Zuckerman’s not sweet at all, 30:40 at his service. Y Marchenko took the lead with a break!
16:42. The Ukrainian brought his serve to zero, keep it up!
16:40. Ilya found an antidote to exits Daniel to the grid, the circle is getting better. Zuckerman, after his mistakes, is already starting to get angry, trying to start.
16:38. However, Zuckerman defends his serve.
16:36. And from the beginning Ilya wins a break point.
16:35. Daniel, who received a hidden flyer in the second batch, seems confused.
16:32. Feeding broke Ilya closes the set with an ace!
16:29. Zuckerman made a mistake hitting the backhand and Marchenko will be good enough for the game!
16:28. The situation has changed drastically, no doubt. Hidden double setball.
16:27. An abbreviated one passed, before the Israeli had time.
16:24. Marchenko takes his service again. Ilya won four games in a row.
16:21. A Ukrainian pushed an opponent in one of the draws, Zuckerman had to escape with a twiner, but to no avail.
16:20. Daniel’s error in length and punctuation is the same!
16:19. Could not be implemented, but there will be one more.
16:17. 30 each for serving Zuckerman. Breakpoint!
16:13. Ilya has a bit of confidence and for the first time he’s been in two games in a row. The team closely follows the progress of the match.
16:10. On the second try I managed. Daniel went to the net, but Ilya still managed to get around him.
16:09. A series of Zuckerman mistakes and we have a double breaking point.
16:05. 0: 3. We go confidently to the first loss.
16:04. There is a fight in Marchenko’s service, but Daniel does not want to give at least one game.
15:59. Apparently, you shouldn’t expect a return. Zuckerman keeps the bar high. And Ilya keeps making mistakes.
15:58. At the opponent’s play ball, Ilya makes a backhand error and throws the racket out of anger.
15:56. But Daniel wins again.
15:54. Exactly and breaking point for us.
15:54. Double game ball of an Israeli.
15:51. So far, Marchenko has been unable to cope with the pressure.
15:49. And immediately Zuckerman had a triple take point early in the second game. Double and 0: 1.
15:46. I couldn’t return Marchenko’s serve, the Ukrainian lost the first set.
15:46. Ilya went to the network, but Daniel got over it. Setball.
15:45. The Israeli became a little concerned and the Ukrainian became more stable. There was the first break point for Marchenko, but Zuckerman won.
15:40. Marchenko has his first gameball in the match. Zuckerman was wrong, there is the first point.
15:39. 30:30 in the sixth game, very exciting.
15:36. Ilya received hints from Andrei Medvedev, let’s see how this is reflected in his game.
15:35. Obviously, this was not the beginning of the match that we expected. So far, not everything is very rosy. 0: 5
15:31. Breakpoint for the Israeli and implemented it again. Ilya’s error when playing from mid-flight.
15:30. 40:40, but Marchenko started to play more fun.
15:27. Even cable plays for Zuckerman.
15:26. 0: 3. So far, the Israeli looks more mobile, makes practically no mistakes and takes the Ukrainian off the bottom line, completing himself or forcing him to take risks and make mistakes.
15:23. The first Ilya played with an ace, but in the second he made a length error.
15:22. Zuckerman has a double break point in reception.
15:18. Daniel confidently takes the first game, Ilya has not yet fully entered the game.
15:14. Serve first Zuckerman.
15:11. Ilya Marchenko and Daniel Zuckerman are already warming up.
15:10. Live video coverage of the match is available here.
15:04. National anthems of Israel and Ukraine are played.
15:02. Everything is ready for the start, the participants of the match are introducing themselves.
14:40. There is less than half an hour before the start of the matches.
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The meeting will take place on the closed hard court of the Marina Tennis Club in the village of Pogreby, Kiev region (3 km from Kiev). The matches will be played without spectators.
The winner of the match with a high degree of probability will play another play-off match for the right to play the qualifying round of the Davis Cup Final. The losing team will go to the First World Group playoffs.
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