BELGRADE, Serbia(AP) Novak Djokovic brought Serbia back into the Davis Cup final against France by defeating Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to tie the opening singles 1-1 on Friday.
Gael Monfils cruised past Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-0 to give France the opening singles.
Djokovic, ranked 3rd in the world, impressed as he extended his Davis Cup-winning streak to six singles.
Simon made Djokovic work for the victory, finally succumbing on a fourth match point by sending a backhand wide.