The Nadal-less Spain is still the team to beat with players such as Ferrer, Almagro, Granollers and both Lopez (even if Feliciano did not play).
Spain was leading 2-1
This time it was Team USA to be “matado”. Spain got an early 2-0 lead in day one thanks to Ferrer’s win over Querrey and Almagro’s over Isner. Then the Bryans defeated Granollers and Lopez in doubles to bring it to a 2-1 scoreline.
Ferrer – Isner 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-2
It was time for David to wrap everything up. Isner is a tough client also on clay as he has more time to adjust his (a bit complicated) movements. The American giant won the first set the “Isner-way”, alias at the tiebreak. Then it was time for David the gladiator to take everything back and win the following 3 sets.
From David
“I’m very happy and this is a dream for me,” said Ferrer. “Another Davis Cup final. We were here in Gijon at home, I won the last match and I won over John Isner who is a very, very good player.”
From John
“It is disappointing; the Spanish team in my opinion is just too good. They won the important points and it is a bit discouraging for me. I wanted to contribute in the ways that I did in the first two ties and I wasn’t able to do it. That is a credit to Almagro and Ferrer, they were both better than me.”
From Jim Courier
The US captain commented. “I think it was a great battle between two of the best teams in the world,” said Courier. “Spain is the high watermark in Davis Cup in the last 15 years and we knew it was going to be a very tricky tie for us and we were close. All of us who live in tennis know that there are always a few points that make big differences and the Spaniards found a way to win some key points in the three matches that they won.”
Almagro and Querrey did not play the last match, so the official result was Spain – USA 3-1
Vamos Espana!
