Davis Cup Preview: USA vs. Belgium
The United States will be hosting Belgium at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, TN, where the teams will be facing off on hard courts. The home-court advantage may not be needed, however, as the Americans have never lost to their Western European opponents in their four previous meetings—in 1953, 1957, 1998, and 2005. However, this year may be different as Belgium have been finalists in two of the last three years and may prove to be a tougher challenge than in previous years.
Here are the players who will be competing:
John Isner
Age: 32
Ranking: No. 9 (Doubles: No. 51)
Davis Cup Record: 14-11 singles, 2-0 doubles
Season Highlight: Winning the Miami Open
Sam Querrey
Age: 30
Ranking: No. 14 (Doubles: No. 70)
Davis Cup Record: 8-9 singles, 1-0 doubles
Season Highlight: Quarterfinals at Indian Wells
Jack Sock
Age: 25
Ranking: 16 (Doubles: No. 26)
Davis Cup Record: 4-3 singles, 2-0 doubles
Season Highlight: Round of 32 at the Miami Open, and winning Indian Wells with Isner
Steve Johnson
Age: 28
Ranking: No. 52 (Doubles: No. 130)
Davis Cup Record: 1-2 singles, 4-0 doubles
Season Highlight: Round of 32 at the Miami Open
Ryan Harrison
Age: 25
Ranking: No. 54 (Doubles: No. 17)
Davis Cup Record: 1-2 singles, 1-0 doubles
Season Highlight: Runner-up in Brisbane
Ruben Bemelmans
Age: 30
Ranking: No. 110 (Doubles: No. 264)
Davis Cup Record: 5-8 singles, 7-9 doubles
Season Highlight: Round of 64 at the Australian Open
Joris De Loore
Age: 24
Ranking: No. 319 (Doubles: No. 324)
Davis Cup Record: 1-1 singles, 2-3 doubles
Season Highlight: Round of 16 at the Drummondville Challenger event
Sander Gille
Age: 27
Ranking: No. 1,182 (Doubles: No. 82)
Davis Cup Record: First Appearance
Season Highlight: Winner of the Open de Rennes Challenger title
Joran Vliegen
Age: 24
Ranking: No. 1,593 (Doubles: No. 98)
Davis Cup Record: First Appearance
Season Highlight: Winner of the Open de Rennes title
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