Eleventh seed Gonzalez of Chile and number three seed Nadal of Spain were in their 2nd straight tie-breaking set, with Nadal leading 7-6 (7-4), 6-6 (3-2) when play was suspended.
There the U.S. won its fourth straight Davis Cup tie away on clay over France, while the team's formidable doubles pairing of the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, returned to the club last week to defend their doubles title.