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

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

Match	Players	Players	Result
3	Samuel Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)	Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)	AUS: 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2
3	Jamie Murray/Andy Murray (GBR)	Nicolas Mahut/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)	GBR: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-1
3	Ruben Bemelmans/Kimmer Coppejans (BEL)	Daniel Nestor/Adil Shamasdin (CAN)	BEL: 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
3	Carlos Berlocq/Leonardo Mayer (ARG)	Viktor Troicki/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)	ARG: 6-2, 6-4, 6-1

Quarterfinal Scores

Location	Home	Road	Score
Marrara Sports Complex	Australia	Kazakhstan	2-1 KAZ
Queen's Club	Great Britain	France	2-1 GBR
Sportpark Krokodiel	Belgium	Canada	3-0 BEL
Tecnopolis	Argentina	Serbia	3-0 ARG

Quarterfinal Schedule

Match	Player	Player
4	Nick Kyrgios (AUS)	Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
5 (if necessary)	Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)	Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)
4	Andy Murray (GBR)	Gilles Simon (FRA)
5 (if necessary)	James Ward (GBR)	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

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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Obviously we know what we had to do. I've been preparing for this match for quite a while and it was obviously tough circumstances after yesterday to try for everyone stay positive and believe that we can still get back into this tie. Grothy and I knew what we were capable of doing and we came out and played almost faultless tennis today.

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Australia was also undoubtedly aided by the raucous home crowd at Marrara Sporting Complex in Darwin, Australia, as seen in this video courtesy of Tennis Australia on Twitter:

Although the Aussies still face an uphill climb, Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are scheduled for singles matches Sunday. They each lost their matches Friday, but their rankings suggest they will be favored against Mikhail Kukushkin and Nedovyesov respectively.

Great Britain and France met in a pivotal doubles match with the overall score tied at 1-1 after the two sides split a pair of singles matches Friday. The French took an early lead and seemed well on their way to taking a commanding 2-1 advantage, but the Brits had other ideas.

The brotherly team of Andy Murray and Jamie Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and veteran Nicolas Mahut 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-1 in four sets, which means France is now on the brink of elimination.

While Saturday's match was important for both teams, it was especially crucial for France due to the fact that it must now defeat Andy Murray in a singles match Sunday in order to have an opportunity to advance to the semifinals.

The younger Murray wasn't even supposed to play doubles, but Great Britain realized how huge the match was as well, which prompted it to replace Dominic Inglot with the former Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion.

That move nearly backfired as Murray went down with what appeared to be a groin injury in the third set, according to Dan King of the Sun. After receiving lengthy treatment, though, he was able to carry on and thrive alongside his brother.

After Great Britain took firm control of the match by winning the third set, Piers Newbery of BBC Sport took note of Murray's excitement level:

ESPN's Marc Stein couldn't help but enjoy his exuberance as well:

Losing a third-set tiebreak certainly seemed to take a toll on Tsonga and Mahut as they could never find a rhythm in the fourth set. They went down 5-0 before finally taking a game, but it was too late by that point.

France would have been in a great spot with a win since it would have been a singles victory over James Ward away from the semis, but now they must beat both Ward and Murray.

Gilles Simon is currently penciled in to take on Murray Sunday, and unless he is able to pull off the upset, top-seeded France will be sent packing from the 2015 Davis Cup.

Belgium was in fine position Saturday after taking a 2-0 lead on a Canadian team without top players Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. The absence of their stars proved to be too much for the Canadians to overcome as they were ousted by virtue of a doubles defeat.

The unheralded pairing of Ruben Bemelmans and Kimmer Coppejans rolled past Daniel Nestor and Adil Shamasdin 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

With that victory, the Belgians ended a lengthy Davis Cup semifinal drought, according to ATPWorldTour.com contributor Leigh Walsh:

Belgium didn't need to turn to top players David Goffin and Steve Darcis following their huge singles wins on Day 1, and they are now in solid position to advance to the final or perhaps even win the entire tournament in surprising fashion.

There wasn't much expected out of Belgium entering the Davis Cup, but now that they have upset Switzerland and taken down Canada as well, it is time to start viewing it as a legitimate threat.

They final match of the day was contested between Argentina and Serbia with the Argentinians needing just one win to punch their ticket to the semifinals.

That is precisely what they did as the combination of Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer dominated Viktor Troicki and Nenad Zimonjic 6-2, 6-4, 6-1.

Both teams made late changes prior to the match, but they yielded very different results. Mayer was fantastic in place of Diego Schwartzman, while Troicki was a mess after stepping in for Dusan Lajovic.

There is little doubt that the Serbs' chances of winning were compromised greatly by world No. 1 Novak Djokovic's decision to sit out the Davis Cup.

Argentina will now play Belgium in the semis, which looks like a David versus Goliath matchup on paper considering the disparity in their Davis Cup success, according to the event's official Twitter account:

The Belgians will be at home for the tie, though, which could turn out to be the great equalizer. The draw is wide open, and both nations have a golden opportunity to win the Davis Cup for the first time ever.

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