Jack Sock needed a little time to sharpen his serves in his first Davis Cup match. But once he got that right, the U.S. gained momentum and raced to a 2-0 lead over Croatia in the best-of-five quarterfinal tie here.
Sock overcame a two-set deficit to beat Marin Cilic 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4, and John Isner topped Borna Coric 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the second match on the Tualatin Hills hard court.
The U.S. can wrap up the Davis Cup tie Saturday with a win in the doubles match between twins Bob and Mike Bryan and Ivan Dodig and Marin Draganja. Two reverse singles matches are scheduled for Sunday.
. >@Jacksock talks about his comeback over Marin Cilic and what it means to represent his country. >#DavisCup>pic.twitter.com/aQwhmSv98L
— US Davis Cup Team (@USDavisCupTeam) >July 16, 2016
The U.S-Croatia winner will advance to the semifinals in September to face the Czech Republic-France winner. The United States is seeking its first semifinals appearance since 2012.
FRANCE, CZECH REPUBLIC TIED AT 1-1
The Czech Republic and France were tied 1-1 after the opening rubbers of their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final on Friday as both number-two players beat the team leaders.
World number 78 Lukas Rosol first stunned 10th-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 in three hours and 52 minutes.
Lucas Pouille, ranked 21st, then swept 50th-ranked Jiri Vesely 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 7-5 in two hours and 24 minutes.
Defending champions Great Britain shrugged off the absence of Wimbledon champion Andy Murray to lead their Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia on Friday as heavy rain brought havoc to the tournament.
GREAT BRITAIN, ARGENTINA TAKE EARLY LEAD
Kyle Edmund eased past Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 in Belgrade before the scheduled second singles rubber was cancelled until Saturday.
In Pesaro, torrential rain delayed the start of the quarter-final between Italy and Argentina by three hours.
When they did get under way Federico Delbonis defeated veteran Andreas Seppi 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3).
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