Boise, Idaho to Host Davis Cup Tie With Serbia April 5-7

Written by: Staff on 4th February 2013

Boise, Idaho to Host Davis Cup Tie With Serbia April 5-7

epa03566978 John Isner of the United States returns to Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil during the third singles match of the Davis Cup 2013 World Group First Round match between the United States and Brazil in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, 03 February 2013. EPA/BRIAN BLANCO |

The USTA announced that Boise, Idaho, has been selected as the site for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal tie between the United States and Serbia, April 5-7. The tie will be played at the Taco Bell Arena on the campus of Boise State University, which will have an expected capacity of approximately 11,700.

The event is being organized, staged and promoted by the USTA. Tickets will go on sale to the general public in late-February.

The best-of-five rubber ties begins Friday, April 5, with two singles rubbers, featuring each country’s No. 1 player against the other country’s No. 2 player. Saturday’s schedule features the pivotal doubles rubber, and the final day of play on Sunday includes two “reverse singles” rubbers, where the No. 1 players square off followed by the No. 2 players going head-to-head. All rubbers are best-of-five sets until one country wins three rubbers.

This will be the second consecutive home tie for the U.S. Davis Cup team after winning the 2013 World Group First Round in Jacksonville, Fla., against Brazil. This will be just the third home tie as U.S. Davis Cup Captain for Jim Courier and just the fourth home tie for the U.S. since 2009. In that time, the U.S. team has played seven road matches–all on clay. The U.S. is 110-16 all-time in Davis Cup ties played at home. Idaho is the 34th state to host a U.S. Davis Cup tie.

This tie will mark just the second meeting between the U.S. and Serbia in Davis Cup competition. Serbia won the only meeting, 3-2, in the 2010 World Group First Round in Belgrade by a Novak Djokovic-led team. Serbia is only one of three countries to have a winning record against the U.S. Davis Cup team.

Tennis Channel will present live daily coverage of the U.S. vs. Serbia Davis Cup tie.

The site selection is subject to final approval by the International Tennis Federation.

The winner of the United States and Serbia tie will play in the semifinals, September 13-15.

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