Davis Cup in Boise Recap

Written by: Staff on 7th April 2013

Davis Cup in Boise Recap

epa03650200 The USA team (L) and the Serbian team (R) pose for photographs after the 2013 Davis Cup World Group quarter final Draw Ceremony at the historic Boise Depot in Boise, Idaho, USA, 04 April 2013. USA team (L-to-R), Bob and Mike Bryan brothers, John Isner, Sam Querrey and US captain Jim Courier and Serbian team, (Center-to-R) captain Bogdan Obradovic, Novak Djokovic, Viktor Troicki, LLija Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonjic. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

Boise, Idaho – We’ve really enjoyed our amazing (albeit short!) trip to Boise, Idaho for the intense and exciting Davis Cup tie between USA and Serbia. We witnessed a great comeback from Sam Querrey against Viktor Troicki on the Friday, giving team USA hope going into the weekend. Then we were lucky enough to see the epic five set marathon doubles match between the Bryan twins and Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac. Finally we witnessed world #1 Novak Djokovic struggle through scary times with a sprained ankle in his match against Sam Querrey before clinching things with a triumphant 7-5, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0 win. We are sure Djokovic will be taking his team, including 10sballs.com‘s good friend and long-time supporter Dusan Vemic, out to dinner tonight for their help in keeping him alive in that rubber.

Team USA Captain Jim Courier was pleased with the way his team prepared and fought all weekend. Although disappointed, he said the matches literally came down to one or two points and unfortunately even when both doubles teams won the same amount of points, it was the Serbians who came out on top. He was also sympathetic for Sam Querrey who suffered a pectoral injury that prevented him from serving to the best of his ability in the third and fourth sets against Djokovic. Without Sam’s major weapon, Djokovic was able to control the rallies from the very beginning and seal the U.S.’s fate.

Boise, Idaho should be proud of itself for the way it was able to handle this Davis Cup tie. The Serbian team had a good time here, the crowd support was incredibly loud, and the atmosphere inside Taco Bell Arena was emotionally charged from start to finish. It was wonderful to be inside the building, listening to each country’s chants, as the players thrived off the built up energy. Simply stupendous.

This Davis Cup tie will go down in the history books as one of the closest matches in history and for all the drama associated with each and every day of competition. Captain Courier and team USA will look to build off their recent form and are hopeful that each man involved in these Davis Cup weeks will continue to improve and get better as a direct result of the pressure.

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