Croatia completed a stunning Davis Cup comeback from 2-0 down to beat the USA 3-2 Sunday and advance to the semifinals where it will face France. Borna Coric clinched the quarterfinal victory for Croatia with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Jack Sock in the fifth and final rubber on the hard courts at the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Portland, Oregon. Croatia will now host France in September for a place in the final. It is the first time they have come back to win after losing the first two rubbers. Coric started strongly against Sock, winning the first set in 36 minutes but then dropped a lengthy second set before closing it out. He hammered 10 aces and won an impressive 70 percent of his second serve points in the three-hour, three-minute match. He clinched the victory when Sock mis-hit a backhand which sent the ball sailing high and wide. Coric then grabbed his hat and threw it high in the air before rushing over to hug his teammates. "Borna showed us the last few years how tough he is," said teamate Marin Cilic. "Our team shows us how much spirit we have. Borna played amazing tennis here today, managed unbelievably to fight, to stay in there." Cilic kept Croatia alive earlier Sunday with a straight-sets win over John Isner. Cilic's 7-6 (11/9), 6-3, 6-4 victory pulled Croatia level in the match at 2-2. Sock had rallied from two sets down to stun Cilic 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening match Friday. Isner followed up with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 win over Coric as the US swept into a 2-0 lead, but the mighty doubles duo of Bob and Mike Bryan couldn't seal the deal for the United States Saturday, falling 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Ivan Dodig and Cilic — who replaced Marin Draganja with the tie on the line. The US, whose 32 Davis Cup titles are the most of any country, were ousted in the first round each of the past two seasons and were seeking to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2012.
