BELGRADE, Serbia -- Canadas Milos Raonic turned to his most reliable weapon on Friday after rolling his ankle in a key Davis Cup matchup. Kyler Murray Cardinals Jersey . Raonic fought off a match point and the injury in the third set to pull out a five-set victory over Serbias Janko Tipsarevic to tie the best-of-five Davis Cup at one match apiece. The 22-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., leaned heavily on his booming serve to avoid testing his taped ankle. "I felt like playing aggressively was the key. I started serving in the fourth (set) on and starting going for it more," said Raonic. "That helped me survive a lot of tough issues and then just kept plugging away." Raonic needed four hours 12 minutes to complete the 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 victory at the Belgrade Arena. Earlier, top-ranked Novak Djokovic had little trouble in a 6-2, 6-0, 6-4 win over Vancouvers Vasek Pospisil. Of his 34 aces served up in the match, Raonic hit 17 in the fifth set alone. Raonic appeared to roll over on his ankle near the end of the third set but didnt receive treatment until the changeover to the fourth set. He got the ankle taped before going out to take the fourth set on the strength of seven more aces. He didnt know the extent of the problem but said he only noticed it on certain movements. After leaving the arena, Raonic was to receive some treatment and was adamant that hell be ready for his reverse singles match against Djokovic that kicks off the action on Sunday. "I wont think too much of it until I get more information," said Raonic. "Its just a waste of energy until I actually know whats actually happening." Heading into the fifth set there was another longer changeover when the referee called for the clay court to be watered. As a result, the fifth set started with the court still damp. Its always the referee who has discretion in such matters but Raonic didnt like how the situation was handled. "I dont think the issue is with it being watered, I think the issue is with how the head referee dealt with it," said Raonic. "I found it very unprofessional without consulting once and just I dont think he did a good job dealing with that situation. "Its disappointing because Im sure hes been in that situation many times." The victory takes some of the pressure off Pospisil and Torontos Daniel Nestor, who will team up in Saturdays doubles match against Ilija Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonic. A Raonic loss would have created a must-win situation for the Canadian doubles duo. Reverse singles matches are on tap for Sunday. The singles draws are flipped with Djokovic to open against Raonic and Tipsarevic to play Pospisil. The winner of the tie will play either the Czech Republic or Argentina in the final in November. The Czechs won both singles matches Friday for a 2-0 lead. Djokovic, who was coming off a loss to Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open final on Monday, won 12 consecutive games midway through the opening match. He completed the victory in one hour 41 minutes. "Im not going to put up any excuses. Hes the No. 1 in the world for a reason and I thought he played amazing," said Pospisil. "He didnt make any mistakes. I have to play my best tennis to keep it close and I was playing well in the beginning and after I went down a break I started panicking a bit and wasnt playing my best." Pospisil has had a breakthrough season and is up to No. 41 in the world rankings. However, he was unable to put much pressure on Djokovic and committed 75 unforced errors. There was a small pocket of Canadian fans in the 15,000-seat venue and they were in full voice early as Pospisil easily held serve in the opening game. Pospisil had his serve broken in the fifth game and Djokovic took control. Djokovic appeared fresh despite a busy travel week and limited practice time. He needed only 28 minutes to win the second set. "I was forcing it too much and I wasnt in my own skin," said Pospisil. "He makes you do that by just being Novak and playing the way he was playing, he maybe forced me to go for a little too much and there was probably a 45-minute period where it probably wasnt too pretty for my side." Pospisil played better in the third set despite being broken in the first game. He held serve the rest of the way but Djokovic was steady and secured the win when Pospisil put a shot into the net. Canada, which upset Spain and Italy in Vancouver to advance, has never reached the Davis Cup semifinals in the modern era. Serbia, meanwhile, is trying to get back to the final after winning the event in 2010. Pat Tillman Jersey . The Blue Jays lost to the New York Yankees 3-1 Tuesday night, their seventh defeat in 10 games. Rasmus was put on the 15-day DL on May 15 because of a sore right hamstring. Hes hitting .222 with nine home runs and 19 RBIs. 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More frustration for unlucky UnitedMourinho described his side as the unluckiest team in the Premier League in his post-match interview with Sky Sports. He might well have a point. United have had 74 shots to their opponents 14 in their last three league games at Old Trafford, but somehow they have drawn them all. Jose Mourinho hailed Manchester Uniteds phenomenal defensive display in their 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford The United boss was keen to emphasis his sides phenomenal performance, but it was a maddeningly frustrating outcome after such a one-sided encounter. United produced one of their best performances of the season despite a raft of injuries and suspensions, and until the 89th minute it was looking like a statement of intent that could kick-start their season.United were utterly dominant in the second half and they could easily have been ahead before the break. Mata and Anthony Martial went close, and United had a strong claim for a penalty when Nacho Monreal tangled with the excellent Antonio Valencia shortly before half-time. Jose: United are unluckiest team Manchester United are the unluckiest team in the Premier League, according to Jose Mourinho. United played with intensity. It was only the second time all season they have ran further than their opponents, and the defensive work-rate made a real difference. Arsenal have averaged 14 shots per game this season but they only managed five at Old Trafford. United should have killed the game earlier, but it was typical of their bad luck that Arsenals only effort on target ended up in the back of the net.Giroud makes his markAlexis Sanchez went straight into the Arsenal team despite his injury scare on international duty, but the Chilean looked well short of his best. Instead, it was left to Giroud to come up with the equaliser. The Frenchman only touched the ball 10 times after replacing Mohamed Elneny, but it all came down to that dramatic moment in the 89th minute. Olivier Giroud heads home a late equaliser for Arsenal Giroud timed his run perfectly to meet Oxlade-Chamberlains delivery and his bullet header was unstoppable for David De Gea. Just when the team needed him most, it was the perfect piece of centre-forward play, said Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp.The muted celebration hinted at frustration at his lack of playing time, but it is only a few weeks since he came off the bench to inspire Arsenals 4-1 victory at Sunderland. He has scored with eight of his nine shots on target in the Premier League, and he is proving to be a perfect Plan B following Sanchezs emergence as Wengers first-choice striker. Arsene Wenger was pleased with Arsenals response after going 1-0 down against Manchester United to rescue a draw at Old Trafford Giroud does ever so well, said Thierry Henry in the Sky Sports studio. He is saving points for Arsenal again. I dont know if hes going to like doing that job but you need a guy whos going to come off the bench and spark something.Mata proving his worth to MourinhoIt seemed the writing was on the wall for Mata when Mourinho was named Manchester United boss in the summer. The playmaker was dropped and sold by the Portuguese at Chelsea, and a similar situation appeared to be in the offing when he suffered the iggnominy of being subbed after coming off the bench during the Community Shield win over Leicester in August. Adrian Wilson Womens Jersey. Jose Mourinho congratulates Juan Mata as he leaves the pitch Mata, though, has made himself indispensable, impressing both centrally and on the right. He netted Uniteds first goal of the Premier League season against Bournemouth, and his sweeping equaliser against Arsenal was reminiscent of his winner in Uniteds EFL Cup clash with Manchester City last month. Manchester United v Arsenal running stats Player Team Distance covered Ander Herrera Man Utd 11.6km Aaron Ramsey Arsenal 11.1km Michael Carrick Man Utd 10.9km Juan Mata Man Utd 10.8km Mesut Ozil Arsenal 10.7km Graeme Souness praised his fabulous football brain after the game, but Mourinho will have taken just as much satisfaction from his work-rate. Matas defensive frailties did for him at Chelsea, but he has worked tirelessly to win over Mourinho this season. Only three players covered more ground at Old Trafford, and Mata also made three tackles and two interceptions.Arsenal missing CazorlaWenger picked a defensively-minded central midfield duo of Francis Coquelin and Mohamed Elneny in an effort to shore up the middle of the pitch, but the lack of creativity was striking. Neither player created a single scoring opportunity, and they also struggled to work the ball to the players in front of them. Paul Pogba goes down under the challenge of Mohamed Elneny Coquelin only found Sanchez once in the entire game, while Elneny only managed to pick him out five times. With Mesut Ozil similarly peripheral, this was another game in which Arsenal missed Santi Cazorlas passing ability from the base of midfield.The Spaniard has been sidelined with an Achilles problem since Arsenals 6-0 win over Ludogorets last month, and its a major headache for Wenger. Cazorla is the player who makes the Gunners tick. This season they have created just 8.4 chances per game without him in the team compared to 11.9 with him. They need him back as soon as possible.Did Arsenal lack ambition?Arsenal left as the happier side but this was a grimly familiar performance from Wengers men. Once again they appeared to freeze at Old Trafford, the scene of so many disappointing results in recent years. They never looked like winning the game, and there was barely any attacking intent in the second half before Girouds late leveller. Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal Against a makeshift back four, should Arsenal not have gone for the jugular? They will be going back down south really happy with themselves because theyve dug out a result scoring in the last couple of minutes, but they didnt put a marker down, said Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness. They havent turned up at one of the big stadiums, one of their biggest historical rivals and said: Were the team in form, youre not, and were going to show you how good we are. They didnt do that today. Theyll think its a good point but I was looking for them to come here today and show how good they were. Also See: Jose: United are unluckiest team Giroud salvages Arsenal a point ' ' '