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Atmosphere heats up four months ahead of Croatia-Serbia clash (EARTHtimes.org) [Mar 09, 2010] Belgrade/Zagreb - Croatia hosts the Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia in four months, but the atmosphere is already rapidly heating. Both sides have turned up the pressure over the venue of the match, headlines in two countries showed Tuesday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

France, Croatia, and Czech enter last eight (The Hindu) [Mar 07, 2010] LONDON: France, Croatia and the Czech Republic have reached the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. Tommy Robredo and Marcel Granollers came through for defending champion Spain to lead the gritty Swiss 2-1, and David Nalbandian helped swing the tie in Stockholm in Argentina's favour. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia rips Ecuador 5-0 in Davis Cup first-rounder (KIMT Mason City) [Mar 07, 2010] Croatia put the finishing touches Sunday on a 5-0 sweep of visiting Ecuador in a best-of-five Davis Cup first-round matchup. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia v Ecuador - Davis Cup result (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) [Mar 07, 2010] Davis Cup world group first round result between Croatia and Ecuador in Varazdin, Croatia on Sunday (* new result). Croatia beat Ecuador 5-0 * Ivan Dodig (Croatia) beat Ivan Endara (Ecuador) 6-1 6-3 Antonio Veic (Croatia) beat Julio Cesar Campozano (Ecuador) 6-4 7-6(4) [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia sweeps Ecuador in Davis Cup (UPI) [Mar 07, 2010] VARAZDIN, Croatia, March 7 (UPI) -- Wins Sunday by Antonio Veic and Ivan Dodig completed a 5-0 sweep of Ecuador in a first-round Davis Cup series with straight-set victories. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, France go 2-0 up (The Hindu) [Mar 06, 2010] LONDON: Spain's title defence began nervously after Switzerland pocketed the first singles while the Czech Republic, Serbia, France, and Croatia swept their matches on the first day of Davis Cup World Group action on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia locks up Davis Cup series win (UPI) [Mar 06, 2010] VARAZDIN, Croatia, March 6 (UPI) -- Croatians Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic claimed a straight-set victory Saturday that locked up the first-round Davis Cup series with Ecuador. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia clinches Davis Cup win over Ecuador (MSNBC) [Mar 06, 2010] VARAZDIN, Croatia (AP) -Croatia has clinched a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic earned a straight-set win in doubles to give the hosts an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Ecuador. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia clinches Davis Cup win over Ecuador (Sports Illustrated) [Mar 06, 2010] VARAZDIN, Croatia (AP) -- Croatia has clinched a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic earned a straight-set win in doubles to give the hosts an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Ecuador. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Czechs, French first to reach Davis Cup quarter-finals (EARTHtimes.org) [Mar 06, 2010] Varazdin, Croatia - 2009 finalist the Czech Republic and determined Croatia Saturday booked the first two spots in the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals as the sides completed 3-0 weekend shutouts through doubles victories. France joined in as wel... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia on verge of Davis Cup advance (UPI) [Mar 05, 2010] VARAZDIN, Croatia, March 5 (UPI) -- Marin Cilic ran through a straight-set win in 2 hours Friday, putting Croatia ahead 2-0 in first-round Davis Cup action against Ecuador. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia takes 2-0 lead over Ecuador in Davis Cup (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Mar 05, 2010] Marin Cilic defeated Giovanni Lapentti 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to give host Croatia a 2-0 lead over Ecuador in the first round of Davis Cup. Ivo Karlovic beat Lapentti's older brother Nicolas 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4. The ninth-ranked Cilic dominated the first two sets, losing only three points on serve. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia v Ecuador - Davis Cup scores (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) [Mar 05, 2010] Davis Cup world group first round scores between Croatia and Ecuador in Varazdin on Friday (prefix denotes seeding). 6-Croatia lead Ecuador 2-0 Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Giovanni Lapentti (Ecuador) 6-4 6-3 6-3 Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) beat Nicolas Lapentti (Ecuador) 6-2 5-7 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4 [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia gets 1-0 lead over Ecuador in Davis Cup (Sports Illustrated) [Mar 05, 2010] VARAZDIN, Croatia (AP) -- Ivo Karlovic beat Nicolas Lapentti 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 to give Croatia a 1-0 lead over Ecaudor in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Davis Cup: Croatia-Ecuador Results (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Mar 05, 2010] Results Friday from the Davis Cup first-round tie between Croatia and Ecuador on indoor hard court at Gradska Sportska Dvorana Varazdin: Singles Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4. [via YahooNews] More >>

Karlovic, Nicolas Lapentti open Croatia-Ecuador (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Mar 04, 2010] Ivo Karlovic will face Nicolas Lapentti in the opening singles of the Davis Cup first-round tie between Croatia and Ecuador on Friday. The draw on Thursday lined up Marin Cilic against Giovanni Lapentti in the second singles. The Lapentti brothers will exchange rivals in the reverse singles on Sunday and also play doubles on Saturday, facing Ivan Dodig and Antonio Veic, who are set to make their ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Cilic to head Croatia team (Straits Times) [Feb 23, 2010] ZAGREB (Croatia) - AUSTRALIAN Open semi-finalist Marin Cilic will head the Croatian team to take on Ecuador in the Davis Cup World Group first round clash to be held in Varazdin from March 5-7. Cilic will have strong backing from the giant Ivo Karlovic with Ivan Dodig and Antonio Veic both called up for the first time. [via YahooNews] More >>

Czechs to use Stepanek, Berdych in final (Fox Sports) [Nov 13, 2009] Czech captain Jaroslav Navratil says he plans to go to next month's Davis Cup finals against Spain with the same players that beat Croatia in the semifinals. Navratil told Czech public radio Friday that 14th ranked Radek Stepanek, who beat fourth-ranked Andy Murray 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday, will be again accompanied by Tomas Berdych at the Dec 4-6 Davis ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia will host U.S. in Porec (KIMT Mason City) [Apr 06, 2009] Croatia will host the United States in Porec when the two nations meet for their Davis Cup quarterfinal in July. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia picks clay for U.S. Davis Cup matches (Fox Sports) [Apr 06, 2009] Croatia will host the United States on clay at the Zatika Sports Hall in Porec in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, the International Tennis Federation said Monday. Israel will play Russia at the Nokia Stadium in Tel Aviv, after the local federation decided to choose a larger venue than the Canada Stadium in Ramat Hasharon for the team's second-ever quarterfinal appearance. The Israelis, who also ... [via YahooNews] More >>