After his doubles team of Nenad Zimonjic and Victor Troicki fell in five sets to France's Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement in Belgrade, Serbian Davis Cup captain Bogdan Obradovic laid into the line judges, all of whom were Serbian, saying they had favored the French team.

"They were like a dark force out there and their lack of patriotism was astonishing," Obradovic said. "If they feel anything for their country they should wait for a customary second at close calls to make the right decision."—Matthew Cronin