U.S. to Play Djokovic-Led Serbian Team in Idaho in Davis Cup Action
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that Boise, Idaho, has been selected as the site for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal match between the United States and Serbia, April 5-7. The matches will be played at the Taco Bell Arena on the campus of Boise State University, which will have an expected capacity of approximately 11,700. The event is being organized, staged and promoted by the USTA. Tickets will go on sale to the general public in late-February.
The best-of-five match series begins Friday, April 5, with two singles matches, featuring each country’s number one player against the other country’s numgber to player. Saturday’s schedule features the pivotal doubles match, and the final day of play on Sunday includes two “reverse singles” matches, where the number one players square off followed by the number two players going head-to-head. All matches are best-of-five sets until one country wins three matches.
This will be the second consecutive home tie for the U.S. Davis Cup team after winning the 2013 World Group First Round in Jacksonville, Fla., against Brazil. This will be just the third home match as U.S. Davis Cup Captain for Courier and just the fourth home tie for the U.S. since 2009. In that time, the U.S. team has played seven road matches–all on clay. The U.S. is 110-16 all-time in Davis Cup ties played at home. Idaho is the 34th state to host a U.S. Davis Cup tie.
This match will mark just the second meeting between the U.S. and Serbia in Davis Cup competition. Serbia won the only meeting, 3-2, in the 2010 World Group First Round in Belgrade by a Novak Djokovic-led team. Serbia is only one of three countries to have a winning record against the U.S. Davis Cup Team. The winner of the United States and Serbia tie will play in the semifinals, Sept. 13-15.
