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Argentina tied with Croatia in Davis Cup [Apr 07, 2012] BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Juan Martin del Potro fought off stomach problems and beat Ivo Karlovic on Friday, leaving Argentina tied with Croatia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia, Austria into Davis Cup quarters [Feb 13, 2012] Croatia, Serbia and Austria sealed places in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after converting 2-1 overnight leads into winning margins. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Austria, Croatia Advance in Davis Cup Men?s Tennis Championships [Feb 13, 2012] Serbia, the 2010 champion, eliminated Sweden to reach the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, while Austria and Croatia also advanced in the top team competition in men?s tennis. [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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Lacko, Youzhny advance at Zagreb Indoors [Feb 02, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) ? Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia 6-0, 6-7 (1), 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Indoors on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Lacko, Baghdatis advance at Zagreb Indoors [Feb 02, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia 6-0, 6-7 (1), 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Indoors on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Melzer, Haase advance at Zagreb Indoors [Feb 01, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Jurgen Melzer of Austria upset fifth-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of Zagreb Indoors tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Fourth-seeded Cilic reaches Croatia Open quarters [Jul 28, 2011] UMAG, Croatia (AP) -- Fourth-seeded Marin Cilic defeated Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cilic, Fognini, Seppi all advance to quarterfinals of Croatia Open tournament [Jul 28, 2011] UMAG, Croatia ? Fourth-seeded Marin Cilic defeated Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open. Cilic rallied from one set down and saved seven of nine break points. Haase broke in the 10th game of the first set, but double-faulted at another break point in the opening game of the second set. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Ferrero rallies past Ljubicic, advances at Croatia [Jul 28, 2011] Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain defeated third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ferrero reaches Croatia Open quarterfinals [Jul 28, 2011] UMAG, Croatia (AP) -- Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain defeated third-seeded Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

Defending champ Ferrero defeats Ljubicic to reach Croatia Open quarterfinals [Jul 27, 2011] UMAG, Croatia ? Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain defeated third-seeded Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open. Ferrero rallied from one set down and saved a break point at 3-3 in the second to change the course of the match. Ljubicic, playing for the first time in a a month, was impressive in the first set but could not keep ... [via YahooNews] More >>

4 teams advance to QFs in world water polo [Jul 22, 2011] Hungary, Serbia, Croatia and Italy won their groups at the world water polo championships with victories Friday, advancing straight to the quarterfinals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia hands US first loss in U19s [Jul 09, 2011] Toni Katic scored 21 points to lead Croatia to an 87-85 victory over the United States on Wednesday in the second round of FIBA's Under 19 World Championship, the defending champion's first loss in the tournament. Jeremy Lamb of NCAA champ Connecticut had 25 points for the U.S. (5-1), which had already clinched a berth in the quarterfinals that start Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nishikori, Sweeting reach Clay Court final [Apr 10, 2011] Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, serves during a tennis match against John Isner of the United States, in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship Friday, April 8, 2011 in Houston. Karlovic won 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (9). [via YahooNews] More >>

Karlovic outlasts Isner at US Clay Court [Apr 09, 2011] Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, serves during a tennis match against John Isner of the United States, in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship Friday, April 8, 2011 in Houston. Karlovic won 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (9). [via YahooNews] More >>

Zagreb, Croatia (Sports Network) - Philipp Petzschner and Christopher Kas won a five-set doubles match Saturday to ... [Mar 20, 2011] Petzschner and Kas came back from a set down to earn a 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig and Ivo Karlovic, lifting Germany to the brink of the quarterfinals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany beats Croatia 3-2 in Davis Cup [Mar 07, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia Philipp Petzschner lifted Germany into the Davis Cup quarterfinals Sunday, defeating Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) in the decisive match of their first-round series. Karlovic set the record for the world's fastest serve during the doubles match on Saturday, but couldn't hold on to his serve in the opening game of the first ... [via YahooNews] More >>