Bryan brothers give US Davis Cup lead over France
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April 8, 2012, Sunday
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BOB and Mike Bryan easily beat Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) yesterday to give the United States a 2-1 lead over France in their Davis Cup quarterfinal.
The Bryans, the top-ranked doubles pairing, have not lost a Davis Cup match since 2008 and they were rarely troubled against a French pair that struggled to find any rhythm on the clay at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune.
The pressure in now on sixth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win against John Isner today, to give Gilles Simon a chance of leading France to victory against Ryan Harrison in the last singles match.
On Friday, Isner, who beat Roger Federer on indoor clay in the first-round win in Switzerland, comfortably saw off Simon 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 to level the tie at 1-1 after Tsonga put France ahead by beating teenager Harrison 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in first match.
The winner looks set to face Spain in the semifinals after the defending champion took a 2-0 lead against Austria.
The other two quarterfinals between Czech Republic and Serbia, and Argentina and Croatia, were locked at 1-1.
Janko Tipsarevic pulled 2010 champion Serbia level against the Czechs following a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 9-7 win over Radek Stepanek after Viktor Troicki was thrashed by Tomas Berdych, 2-6, 1-6, 2-6 in Prague.
Spain made light of the absence of No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal by winning both the opening singles matches against Austria on clay in Castellon.
Nicolas Almagro easily beat Austria's No. 1 Jurgen Melzer 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 before David Ferrer made it 2-0 by routing 139th-ranked Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.
Argentina almost had to do without Juan Martin del Potro when he vomited before his match against Croatia's Ivo Karlovic in Buenos Aires, but the former US Open champion fought off the stomach problems and won 6-2, 7-6 (7), 6-1 after Marin Cilic had outlasted David Nalbandian 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 3-6.
The Bryans, the top-ranked doubles pairing, have not lost a Davis Cup match since 2008 and they were rarely troubled against a French pair that struggled to find any rhythm on the clay at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune.
The pressure in now on sixth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win against John Isner today, to give Gilles Simon a chance of leading France to victory against Ryan Harrison in the last singles match.
On Friday, Isner, who beat Roger Federer on indoor clay in the first-round win in Switzerland, comfortably saw off Simon 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 to level the tie at 1-1 after Tsonga put France ahead by beating teenager Harrison 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in first match.
The winner looks set to face Spain in the semifinals after the defending champion took a 2-0 lead against Austria.
The other two quarterfinals between Czech Republic and Serbia, and Argentina and Croatia, were locked at 1-1.
Janko Tipsarevic pulled 2010 champion Serbia level against the Czechs following a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 9-7 win over Radek Stepanek after Viktor Troicki was thrashed by Tomas Berdych, 2-6, 1-6, 2-6 in Prague.
Spain made light of the absence of No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal by winning both the opening singles matches against Austria on clay in Castellon.
Nicolas Almagro easily beat Austria's No. 1 Jurgen Melzer 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 before David Ferrer made it 2-0 by routing 139th-ranked Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.
Argentina almost had to do without Juan Martin del Potro when he vomited before his match against Croatia's Ivo Karlovic in Buenos Aires, but the former US Open champion fought off the stomach problems and won 6-2, 7-6 (7), 6-1 after Marin Cilic had outlasted David Nalbandian 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 3-6.
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