Isner takes US into last four clash with Spain
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April 9, 2012, Monday
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JOHN Isner's big serve and solid forehand proved too strong for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as he beat the Frenchman 6-3, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3 in Roqueborne yesterday to ease the United States into the Davis Cup semifinals.
Tsonga had chances, but could only break his serve once as the Americans took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series, setting up a clash against Spain.
"I gave everything I could in the battle," Tsonga said. "I didn't have much luck today and John took his chances. At 0-3 down in the fourth set, it became 'Mission Impossible'."
Isner built on the US team's momentum after winning Saturday's doubles in straight sets, without facing a break point, while the pressure was clearly on the sixth-ranked Tsonga to level the match.
"You have to congratulate him. John Isner was huge today," France captain Guy Forget said. "He played very well and he has a lot of talent. (US captain) Jim Courier is a great leader, and he has a lot of class."
Later, Gilles Simon was scheduled to play the 19-year-old Ryan Harrison in the meaningless final rubber.
It will be Forget's last match as France's Davis Cup captain.
In Castellon, Spain, David Ferrer secured defending champion Spain a place in the semifinals by beating Austria's Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 in yesterday's reverse singles for an insurmountable 3-1 series lead.
The fifth-ranked Ferrer had little trouble remaining perfect in 14 matches on home clay en route to recording Spain's first win over Austria in 33 years.
In the other quarterfinals, Argentina had a 2-1 lead over Croatia in Buenos Aires while the Czech Republic was leading Serbia by the same margin in Prague.
Tsonga had chances, but could only break his serve once as the Americans took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series, setting up a clash against Spain.
"I gave everything I could in the battle," Tsonga said. "I didn't have much luck today and John took his chances. At 0-3 down in the fourth set, it became 'Mission Impossible'."
Isner built on the US team's momentum after winning Saturday's doubles in straight sets, without facing a break point, while the pressure was clearly on the sixth-ranked Tsonga to level the match.
"You have to congratulate him. John Isner was huge today," France captain Guy Forget said. "He played very well and he has a lot of talent. (US captain) Jim Courier is a great leader, and he has a lot of class."
Later, Gilles Simon was scheduled to play the 19-year-old Ryan Harrison in the meaningless final rubber.
It will be Forget's last match as France's Davis Cup captain.
In Castellon, Spain, David Ferrer secured defending champion Spain a place in the semifinals by beating Austria's Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 in yesterday's reverse singles for an insurmountable 3-1 series lead.
The fifth-ranked Ferrer had little trouble remaining perfect in 14 matches on home clay en route to recording Spain's first win over Austria in 33 years.
In the other quarterfinals, Argentina had a 2-1 lead over Croatia in Buenos Aires while the Czech Republic was leading Serbia by the same margin in Prague.
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