Serbia vs USA
Serbia draws U.S. in 2010 Davis Cup first round
Published: February 15, 2010 | Source: Belgradenet.com | Share / Bookmark
Serbia will face the United States on an indoor clay surface in Belgrade for its first-round Davis Cup match on 5-7 March 2010. The Serbia-U.S. match will be played at the 20,000-seat Belgrade Arena. The draw for the 2010 Davis Cup World Group was held in Geneva, Switzerland in September 2009.
Serbia and USA have never previously met and both teams will be harbouring hopes of progressing to the quarterfinals. Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick are their respective country's top players and, if they both play, will face each other in the opening singles rubber on day three.
Serbia has a relatively short Davis Cup history having competed as Serbia & Montenegro and Yugoslavia in years gone by. In 2009, Serbia was beaten by Spain 4-1 in the first round before easing to victory over Uzbekistan in the play-offs to retain its spot in the World Group.
USA is the competition's most successful nation having been crowned champion on 32 occasions. Its most recent triumph came in 2007 when Russia was defeated 4-1 in the Final. In 2009, the Americans beat Switzerland but lost in the quarterfinals to Croatia.