BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Serbia reached the Davis Cup final Sunday after Janko Tipsarevic won the decisive singles match against Vasek Pospisil to clinch a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Canada.
Tipsarevic beat Pospisil 7-6 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (6) to send Serbia into the final against the Czech Republic, which beat Argentina at home.
By winning the doubles on Saturday, Canada had moved within one victory of reaching its first Davis Cup final. But in the opening singles Sunday, top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat Canada's Milos Raonic 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-2 to tie the series at 2-2.
Canada had never made the semis before, while Serbia won the event in 2010. The final will be played in Serbia in November.
Tipsarevic's straight-set victory was more dramatic than the score suggested. The Serb served for the match while leading 5-3 in the third set, and then wasted four match points in the tiebreaker. He finally clinched the victory when Pospisil fell on the clay court while trying to reach a passing shot, leaving his knee bloody.