Isner, Querrey will lead U.S. against Brazil
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John Isner and Sam Querrey will play singles next week when the host United States meets Brazil in an opening-round Davis Cup tie in Jacksonville, Fla. from February 1-3.
Team USA will be captained by former world No. 1 star Jim Courier, who has selected a team of the 6-foot-9 Isner, Querrey and the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, for next week's best-of-five indoor hardcourt affair.
The Brazilians are captained by Joao Zwetsch and will feature Thomaz Bellucci, Thiago Alves, Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
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The Americans are 3-1 all-time versus Brazil, with their last meeting coming in 1997 when the visiting U.S. won a first-round matchup 4-1 in Ribeirao Preto. The two nations first met in 1932, and the Brazilians haven't beaten the Americans since 1966.
The 32-time champion U.S. lost to the mighty Spaniards in a semifinal in Gijon, Spain last year.