Dusan Lajovic stood firm under pressure Friday at the Davis Cup Finals, edging Gerald Melzer 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead in their tie against Austria.
The World No. 33 fired 29 winners and recovered from squandering a break advantage in the third set, converting his fourth match point to secure victory after two hours and 42 minutes.
“It is the Davis Cup. It is the emotions, the stress, the pressure,” Lajovic said. “It is the tight moments all the time. He played some good tennis in the past couple of months, and had confidence and showed it today, playing great tennis. My team helped me so much and I want to wish Novak [Djokovic] good luck for the next match.”
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will aim to win the tie for Serbia when he faces Dennis Novak in the next match in Group F in Innsbruck, Austria.
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