ZADAR, Croatia — Croatia is going to the Davis Cup final — but getting there wasn’t easy. After eight hours of tennis on Sunday, Borna Coric ended a sustained comeback bid from the United States by rallying from a two-sets-to-one deficit to beat Frances Tiafoe, 6-7 (0), 6-1, 6-7 (11), 6-1, 6-3, in the fifth and decisive match of a topsy-turvy semifinal. Croatia, which is seeking its second title, will visit defending champion France in the final, Nov. 23-25. Querrey, who was playing in place of Steve Johnson, beat sixth-ranked Marin Cilic 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-4 to even the best-of-five series at 2-2. Cilic and Coric won the opening two singles matches Friday in straight sets, but Mike Bryan and Ryan Harrison began an American comeback with a doubles victory Saturday that was decided in a fifth-set tiebreaker.

Source: New York Times September 16, 2018 18:11 UTC