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Harrison Replaces Sock for Davis Cup Semifinal


Ryan Harrison has stepped in for an injured Jack Sock on the U.S. Davis Cup squad that will face host Croatia in this weekend's World Group semifinals.

It will be Harrison's fifth career Davis Cup appearance. The former French Open doubles champion could pair with Wimbledon and US Open doubles champion Mike Bryan in doubles.

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Harrison joins Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Mike Bryan and Frances Tiafoe on captain Jim Courier's American squad.

The best-of-five match series will be played on an outdoor red clay court at the Sportski Centar Visnjik in Zadar, September 14-16th.




Marin Cilic, Borna Coric, Franko Skugor, Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic were nominated to Captain Zeljko Krajan’s Croatian team.

The tie carries with it a number of notable storylines:

• The U.S. is in the semifinals for the first time since 2012 and is vying for its first appearance in the Davis Cup Final since 2007, when it defeated Russia in Portland to win its record-extending 32nd and last championship.

• Davis Cup is in the final year of its current World Group format before it implements its newly approved ‘World Cup of Tennis’ format in 2019.

• Mike Bryan returns to Davis Cup competition, and without brother Bob, who is recovering from hip surgery. The brothers had previously announced their retirement from Davis Cup play following the U.S.’s last meeting with Croatia in the 2016 World Group Quarterfinals.

• Twenty-year old Frances Tiafoe is nominated to his first U.S. Davis Cup team.

• Croatia is the only nation the U.S. has not beaten in Davis Cup (0-4).

Play begins with Friday’s first two singles matches at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET) on September 14.th

Saturday’s doubles match is scheduled for 2 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET) on September 15, while Sunday’s final two singles matches, if necessary, are scheduled for 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET).

Tennis Channel will provide live daily coverage in the U.S. Sunday will feature a revised schedule if a team clinches in the third or fourth match. All matches are best-of-five sets until one nation clinches the tie.

The winner of this tie advances to the Davis Cup final, where it will face the winner of France and Spain November 23-25.

The U.S. would host either nation in the final, which would be the last under this current World Group format.

The U.S. advanced to the semifinals by defeating Serbia, 3-1, on the road in February’s first round and Belgium, 4-0, in Nashville in April’s quarterfinals.

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