Lajovic Pushes Serbia To Early Davis Cup SF Lead

  • Posted: Sep 15, 2017

Lajovic Pushes Serbia To Early Davis Cup SF Lead

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Belgium and Australia also in action on Friday

SERBIA vs. FRANCE
Lille, France – (Outdoor Clay) 

World No. 80 Dusan Lajovic upset No. 22 Lucas Pouille 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(5) on Friday to give Serbia a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup semi-final. Lajovic won almost 60 per cent of his second-serve points and hit 29 forehand winners.

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He and Pouille had split their two prior FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings, with Pouille winning their only match-up on clay. But Lajovic stepped up to help Serbia, which is playing without Novak Djokovic, gain the early lead.

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will try to even the semi-final when he faces World No. 95 Laslo Djere, who is making his Davis Cup debut. The semi-final is a rematch of the 2010 Davis Cup final, which Serbia won. France is attempting to reach the final for the first time since 2014 (l. to Switzerland).

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