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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 >>

Karlovic gets Croatia Davis Cup win [Feb 12, 2012] HYOGU, Japan, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Ivo Karlovic, picking up his third point of the series, posted a win Sunday that advanced Croatia to the Davis Cup quarterfinals over Japan. [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 draw even in Davis Cup [Feb 11, 2012] Japan and Croatia evened out the first day of the Davis Cup tennis World Group first round tie on Friday. [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 >>

Croatia, Japan draw even in Davis Cup [Feb 10, 2012] Japan and Croatia evened out the first day of the Davis Cup tennis World Group first round tie on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tennis-Japan 1 Croatia 1 - Davis Cup first round latest [Feb 10, 2012] Davis Cup first round latest scores between Japan and Croatia in Hyogo on Friday [via YahooNews] More >>

Japan 1 Croatia 1 - Davis Cup first round latest [Feb 10, 2012] Davis Cup first round latest scores between Japan and Croatia in Hyogo on Friday [via YahooNews] More >>

Nishikori leads Japan vs. Croatia in Davis Cup [Feb 09, 2012] Kei Nishikori will be aiming to build on his success at the Australian Open when Japan takes on Croatia in this weekend's Davis Cup World Group tie. Nishikori, who became the first Japanese man to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since the Open Era began in 1968, will face Croatia's Ivo Karlovic on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nishikori to lead Japan's return to World Group vs. Croatia in Davis Cup [Feb 09, 2012] Kei Nishikori will be aiming to build on his success at the Australian Open when Japan takes on Croatia in this weekend's Davis Cup World Group tie. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia to play Japan in Davis Cup tie [Feb 09, 2012] Croatia will field a relatively inexperienced team when they take on Japan in the first round of the Davis Cup tennis World Group this weekend. [via YahooNews] More >>

Envoy to Croatia gets ax for sexual scandal [Dec 08, 2011] The Foreign Ministry will replace Japan's ambassador to Croatia, Yoshio Tamura, after a ministry report concluded he sexually harassed a young female employee at the embassy, but will not take any disciplinary action, government officials said Thursday. Removing him from his post will be included in a broader personnel reshuffle expected to be announced Dec. 20. [via YahooNews] More >>

Goran Prpic resigns as of Croatia's tennis teams [Nov 18, 2011] The Croatian tennis federation says Goran Prpic has resigned as the captain of the country's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams. It did not give reason for Prpic's stepping down. Prpic headed the Croatian men for four years and the women for 11. His resignation comes ahead of Croatia's Davis Cup series against Japan in the first round on Feb. [via YahooNews] More >>