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US beat Australia in Davis Cup tie
John Isner leads the US to victory over Australia in the Davis Cup World Group tie with a masterful serving performance. – Reuters pic, March 6, 2016.John Isner powered the United States to victory over Australia in the Davis Cup World Group tie with a masterful serving performance at Kooyong today.
The towering Isner served 49 aces in delivering a 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) victory over Australia's Bernard Tomic in two hours 15 minutes in the fourth rubber to clinch the tie with an unassailable 3-1 lead.
It puts the Americans into the quarter-finals of the men's team competition against either Belgium or Croatia and leaves Australia in a play-off to hold on to their World Group status for next year.
Isner began confidently, only dropping four points on his service in the first two sets, before Tomic rallied to take the third set 7-5 to fire up the home crowd.
But the American held his nerve to clinch the match after trailing 1-3 in a tiebreaker, before claiming the fourth set with two powerful serves after Tomic had overhit a forehand.
It took world number 11 Isner's record in Davis Cup competition to 11-9 and 2-0 over the 20th-ranked Tomic.
The tie will be completed by a dead fifth singles rubber. – AFP, March 6, 2016.
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