Davis Cup: Croatia Versus Serbia...
All eyes in the Balkans will be on Split, Croatia this weekend where the Davis Cup Tie between Serbia and Croatia is taking place. Davis Cup tennis is about national pride and spirit and the challenge of representing your country in sport. For the first time in
history, Croatia and Serbia, formerly united as part of Yugoslavia face off in a Davis Cup tie. For some tennis players, Davis Cup is a “venue” in which they shine and for others, the weight of expectations is often too great and they don’t play as well as in regular tennis tournaments. For this Tie, the stakes are even a bit higher...
Croatia has had more success in Davis Cup having won the title in 2005 while Serbia’s best result is this quarterfinal finish so far in 2010. The Croatian team is lacking the services of Mario Ancic and Ivo Karlovic who are injured. Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic will lead the Croats against the Serbian team led by Novak Djokovic, Viktor Troicki and newly-married, Janko Tipsarevic. The Serbs also have doubles specialist, Nenad Zimonjic. Serbian players competed for Yugoslavia until 2003. The violent past between Serbia and Croatia places a negative subtext on the Tie, but the players hope to rise above the past differences in the spirit of sport…
Croatia has had more success in Davis Cup having won the title in 2005 while Serbia’s best result is this quarterfinal finish so far in 2010. The Croatian team is lacking the services of Mario Ancic and Ivo Karlovic who are injured. Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic will lead the Croats against the Serbian team led by Novak Djokovic, Viktor Troicki and newly-married, Janko Tipsarevic. The Serbs also have doubles specialist, Nenad Zimonjic. Serbian players competed for Yugoslavia until 2003. The violent past between Serbia and Croatia places a negative subtext on the Tie, but the players hope to rise above the past differences in the spirit of sport…
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