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Season review: Croatia [May 14, 2012] GNK Dinamo Zagreb underlined their dominance in Croatia with a seventh straight title success after a campaign showcasing the talents of Ivan Kelava and Mateo Kova?i?. [via YahooNews] More >>

Provisional squad [May 10, 2012] Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov), Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Ivan Kelava (Dinamo Zagreb), Goran Blazevic (Hajduk Split). [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia [Feb 12, 2012] Croatia went into the final day holding a 2-1 lead but Kei Nishikori levelled for Japan by beating Ivan Dodig 7-5 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 in the first of Sunday's reverse singles. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's 24 aces help gain 2-1 Davis Cup lead [Feb 11, 2012] Ivo Karlovic and Ivan Dodig beat Tatsuma Ito and Yuichi Sugita 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Saturday to give Croatia a 2-1 lead over Japan in their first-round Davis Cup World Group series. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia takes 2-1 Davis Cup lead on Japan [Feb 11, 2012] HYOGU, Japan, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Ivan Dodig and Ivo Karlovic teamed for a doubles win Saturday that put Croatia up 2-1 over Japan in a best-of-five Davis Cup first-round series. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Japan even in Davis Cup World Group [Feb 11, 2012] Ivo Karlovic beat Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 Friday to give Croatia a split against Japan in the first round of the Davis Cup. Karlovic overpowered Nishikori with 18 aces in the day's second singles in World Group play. In the first match, Japan's Go Soeda rallied past Ivan Dodig 6-7 (3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5. [via YahooNews] More >>

Baghdatis ousts Dodig in Zagreb [Feb 04, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Marcos Baghdatis ousted defending champion Ivan Dodig in quarterfinal play Friday at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Lacko, Berrer reach semifinals in Zagreb [Feb 03, 2012] Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat seventh-seeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Zagreb Indoors on Friday. Lacko, who earlier ousted second-seeded Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia, will face the winner of the match between defending champion Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croats win Zagreb second-round matches [Feb 02, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Croats Ivan Dodig and Ivo Karlovic posted wins Thursday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia?s Ivan Dodig saves 5 match points en route to beating Vishnu Vardhan in Chennai Open [Jan 03, 2012] CHENNAI, India ? Fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia saved five match points en route to a 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1 comeback victory over Indian wild card Vishnu Vardhan in the first round of the Chennai Open on Monday. Another Indian wild card, Yuki Bhambri, had better luck with a 6-2, 6-3 upset victory over Karol Beck of Slovakia, while Israel?s Dudi Sela routed sixth-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini 6-0 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Dodig beats Vardhan in Chennai Open [Jan 02, 2012] Fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia had to rally from a set down to beat Indian wild card entry Vishnu Vardhan 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1 in the first round of the Chennai Open on Monday. Dodig saved five match points in the second set before easing through the third to win in two hours and 35 minutes. Another local wild card entry, Yuki Bhambri, had better luck with a 6-2, 6-3 upset victory over... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Dodig beats Vardhan in Chennai Open [Jan 02, 2012] Fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia had to rally from a set down to beat Indian wild card entry Vishnu Vardhan 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1 in the first round of the Chennai Open on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Today's photo: Croatia [Nov 08, 2011] Ivan Klindic shared this photo of Trakoscan Castle. "We were stunned by the nature there," he said of his first visit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia drop Klasnic for Euro 2012 playoff [Nov 02, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia coach Slaven Bilic has left striker Ivan Klasnic out of his 24-man squad for the two-legged Euro 2012 playoff against Turkey on Nov. 11 and 15. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia drop Klasnic for Euro 2012 playoff [Nov 02, 2011] Croatia coach Slaven Bilic has left striker Ivan Klasnic out of his 24-man squad for the two-legged Euro 2012 playoff against Turkey on Nov. 11 and 15. [via YahooNews] More >>

Davis Cup: South Africa 1, Croatia 1 [Sep 16, 2011] POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa (AP) -- Results Friday from the Davis Cup World Group playoffs between South Africa and Croatia at Fanie du Toit Sports Stadium: South Africa 1, Croatia 1 Singles Kevin Anderson , South Africa, def. Ivan Dodig , Croatia, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Marin Cilic , Croatia, def. Izak van der Merwe , South Africa, 6-0, 6-0. Van der Merwe conceded. [via YahooNews] More >>

Di Maria earns Madrid 1-0 win at Zagreb [Sep 15, 2011] Real Madrid's Marcelo, left, is challenged by Dinamo Zagreb's Ivan Tomecak during their Champions League Group D soccer match at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.S. Open Draw [Aug 25, 2011] Potito Starace, Italy, vs. Michael Berrer , Germany Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, vs. Ivan Dodig (32), Croatia Alexandr Dolgopolov (22), Ukraine, vs. Frederico Gil , Portugal [via YahooNews] More >>

Tennis-Cincinnati Masters men's singles results [Aug 16, 2011] Cincinnati Masters men's singles first round results on Tuesday Ivan Dodig (Croatia) beat Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 6-3 7-6(3) 15-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat Marin Cilic (Croatia) 6-3 6-4 9-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Albert Montanes (Spain) 7-6(5) 6-4 Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 6-0 3-6 7-6(5) Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan) beat 16-Stanislas Wawrinka ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ramos, Junqueira move on at Croatia Open [Jul 26, 2011] Albert Ramos of Spain beat eighth-seeded Ivan Dodig 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the first round of the Croatia Open on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>