2013 Davis Cup Quarterfinals: USA vs Serbia

The USTA has announced that Boise, Idaho will be the setting for the quarterfinal tie between the United States and Serbia, April 5-7. It will be played at the Taco Bell Arena on the campus of Boise State University, which has a capacity of approximately 11,700. This will be the second tie played at home after winning a tight first round against Brazil in Jacksonville, FL.

What was assumed would be an easy first round (wrongly so, apparently) for team USA, with John Isner and Sam Querrey’s dominating wins over Thiago Alves and Thomaz Belluci the first day, turned into an exciting weekend at Veteran’s Memorial Arena. Brazil’s Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares battled back on Saturday to keep their team alive. The undaunted pair impressively took out the world’s No. 1 ranked doubles team, Bob and Mike Bryan, who are the most successful doubles duo in Davis Cup history, with a record 20 wins and only two losses when playing together. With the overall score 2-1 to start the final day of singles, Belluci beat Isner in five sets, leaving it up to Sam Querrey to win the final tie in four sets against Alves.

For a more detailed recap, check out the video highlights.

The best-of-five rubbers between the U.S. and Serbia will begin on Friday April 5 with two singles matches. Saturday will feature the doubles rubber, and Sunday will include the two reverse singles matches. This will be the third home tie for Jim Courier, the U.S. Davis Cup Captain, and the fourth home tie for the U.S. since 2009. The U.S. holds a 110-16 all-time record for Davis Cup ties played at home. Idaho is the 34th state to host a U.S. Davis Cup tie.

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

With this tie being held the weekend after the Sony Open in Miami, we will hope to see names like Djokovic, Tipsarevic, Isner, Querrey, and the Bryan Brothers.

The winner will play in the semifinals, September 13-15.

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