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Ferrer fires Spain into Davis final
September 17, 2012, Monday
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DAVID Ferrer beat John Isner 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to send defending champion Spain back to the Davis Cup final with a 3-1 seminal victory over the United States in Gijon, Spain, yesterday.
Helped by Isner's wayward shot-making, Ferrer rallied from a first-set deficit to stay unbeaten on clay in the competition with his 16th straight win.
The fifth-ranked Spaniard scored six break points and his American opponent was left slamming his racket in frustration towards the end as 70 unforced errors undid a positive start.
Spain, which will try to win its fourth title in five years, stretched its record home winning streak to 24 straight ties. It hasn't lost on clay since 1999.
On Saturday, Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro's injury-enforced withdrawal looks set to leave the Czech Republic hosting Spain in the November final.
Czech stalwarts Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek won in straight sets in Buenos Aires for a lead that became all the more pivotal when del Potro was ruled out of the reverse singles because he aggravated a left wrist injury in his singles win on Friday.
By beating del Potro's replacement Carlos Berlocq, Berdych, who has 35 wins in 22 ties, can clinch the Czech's first home final in 32 years and hand Argentina a first loss in a home tie on clay since 1998.
Spain humbled the Czechs 5-0 in Barcelona in the 2009 final.
Helped by Isner's wayward shot-making, Ferrer rallied from a first-set deficit to stay unbeaten on clay in the competition with his 16th straight win.
The fifth-ranked Spaniard scored six break points and his American opponent was left slamming his racket in frustration towards the end as 70 unforced errors undid a positive start.
Spain, which will try to win its fourth title in five years, stretched its record home winning streak to 24 straight ties. It hasn't lost on clay since 1999.
On Saturday, Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro's injury-enforced withdrawal looks set to leave the Czech Republic hosting Spain in the November final.
Czech stalwarts Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek won in straight sets in Buenos Aires for a lead that became all the more pivotal when del Potro was ruled out of the reverse singles because he aggravated a left wrist injury in his singles win on Friday.
By beating del Potro's replacement Carlos Berlocq, Berdych, who has 35 wins in 22 ties, can clinch the Czech's first home final in 32 years and hand Argentina a first loss in a home tie on clay since 1998.
Spain humbled the Czechs 5-0 in Barcelona in the 2009 final.
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