Serbia took a 2-1 lead in a crucial Davis Cup World Group playoff against Australia here on Saturday when Novak Djokovic inspired his partner to victory in a pulsating doubles clash.
Djokovic and Nenad Zimonjic overcame a shaky start before a noisy 20,000 home fans in Beogradska Arena to defeat Lleyton Hewitt and Paul Hanley 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and 52 minutes.
The Serbs are now hot favourites to go through to the elite stages of the cup for the first time since the collapse of Yugoslavia, and at the same time dump Australia into relegation for only the second time in their history.
US lead:
In Gothenburg, Sweden, the Bryan twins gave the United States a 2-1 lead when they beat Swedish doubles specialists Simon Aspelin and Jonas Bjorkman 7-6 (13/11), 6-2, 6-3 in their Davis Cup semi-final here on Saturday.
Mike and Bob Bryan extended their impressive Davis Cup doubles win-loss record to 12-1 to give the USA the upper hand in its bid to reach the Davis Cup final in December against either Russia or Germany.
Russian battle:
In Paris, defending champions Russia are battling for their Davis Cup survival as they trail Germany 2-1 going into Sunday's final day of their World Group semi-final in Moscow.
In Gothenburg, the United States moved closer to the final as the Bryan twins gave them a 2-1 lead over Sweden in the doubles.
Favourites Russia were reeling when their veteran doubles pairing of Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny fell 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) to Germany's scratch combination of Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Waske. And to add insult to injury Waske was nursing an elbow injury.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Djokovic inspires Serbs to lead over Aussies
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Picka ti materina,srbsko kopele
Novak will be at a great event at the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing, NY on Saturday August 23rd. It’s for Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, which is a huge kick off for the US Open. There will be tennis, music and all sorts of fun stuff. The lineup looks awesome. Musicians Demi Lovato, Colby O’Donis, Menudo, Push Play will be there. Plus, Novak, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic will help kids improve their swings! Check it out! http://www.usopen.org/arthur_ashe_kids_day/fullstory.sps?iType=13846&iNewsid=405543
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I got SO MAD when Federer beat Djokovic i was grumpy almost all the rest of the day :|
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