United States captain Jim Courier is "tired" of losing in the first round of the Davis Cup but says he feels no extra pressure ahead of a tough away encounter against a resurgent Australia. The United States have been bundled out of the opening round by Britain at the last two tournaments and a third successive loss in Melbourne would be another bitter pill to swallow for the once-dominant tennis nation. The visitors have pinned their hopes on Jack Sock and John Isner at least breaking even in the singles against young guns Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios, with the Bryan brothers a better bet to win the doubles against John Peers and Sam Groth. "I'm tired of losing in the first round. The whole team is tired of that," Courier told reporters at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club yesterday. "But we know in coming here if we're playing anything less than our best we'll be out of this thing in the first round again. "I don't feel any more or less pressure. I certainly have expectations on how I want our team to perform but I'm also someone who's been through these battles enough to know that you can do the best you can and leave it on the court." With a temporary grass court installed on the...
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