Photo: DavisCup.com Croatian tennis players Marin Čilić and Ivo Karlović teamed up in doubles play to take on Argentina's David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank Saturday afternoon in Buenos Aires in the Davis Cup quarterfinal round. With world #10 Juan Martin del Potro defeating Karlović in straight sets on Friday in singles play and Čilić edging out Nalbandian 6-3 in the … [Read more...] about Čilić, Karlović go the distance in Buenos Aires
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Karlović Serve No Problem for Federer
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Photo: Reuters Another Australian Open and another lackluster performance from Croatia's tennis players. Ivan Ljubičić, seeded at #28 for the Aussie Open, fell to Slovak qualifier Lukas Lacko in five sets during first round play while Ivan Dodig was forced to retire early due to injury after taking the first set from Portugal's Frederico Gil, also in the first round. That … [Read more...] about Karlović Serve No Problem for Federer
CSR HEADED TO THE BIG APPLE
By 37 CommentsON TAPE DELAY FROM TIMES SQUARE! Team CSR is leaving the sunny beaches of Southern California behind for the next week to tackle on the obstacles that New York City has to offer. Denis Svirčić, Dennis Fistonić and yours truly, Ante Kvartuč, are headed to Gotham to cover both Croatian Euro 2012 qualifiers, the U-21 match vs. Serbia and the U.S. Open Tennis … [Read more...] about CSR HEADED TO THE BIG APPLE
CSR BACKS LJUBIČIĆ @ INDIAN WELLS
By 30 Comments"IVANE MAJSTORE!" AT 0:03 AND 5:40 Team CSR was live at Indian Wells Tennis Garden Saturday afternoon to witness Ivan Ljubičić's 3-set tiebreak win over world #3 Rafael Nadal. The win puts Ljubičić in the 2010 BNP Paribas Open final against American Andy Roddick. The championship match on Sunday should bring back memories of the 2005 Davis Cup encounter between Croatia and … [Read more...] about CSR BACKS LJUBIČIĆ @ INDIAN WELLS
ČILIĆ SETS THE BAR FOR CROATIA
By 19 CommentsWith less than 24 hours until Croatia takes on England at Wembley, 20 year-old Croatian tennis phenom Marin Čilić was busy dismantling Great Britain's Andy Murray in the 4th Round of the U.S. Open Tuesday afternoon in New York. The boy from Split took down the current world #2 in straight sets and will take on Argentina's Juan del Potro in the quarterfinals. Yes, Andy … [Read more...] about ČILIĆ SETS THE BAR FOR CROATIA
FRENCH OPEN AND BUDAPEST FRIENDLY
By 5 CommentsSaturday will be packed full of action for Croatian sports fans! The 'Vatreni' will be in Budapest to play Hungary in their last warm-up before they open Euro 2008 group play against the co-hosts, Austria, in Vienna on June 8th. This will be Bilić's last chance to see who is match fit and which strikers he will use for his Euro assault. The game will not be televised in America … [Read more...] about FRENCH OPEN AND BUDAPEST FRIENDLY
ČILIĆ INTERVIEW & LJUBIČIĆ UPDATE
By 2 CommentsCroatianSoccerReport.com caught an exclusive interview with up and coming Croatian tennis player, Marin Čilić, while at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Ca. Wednesday. In route to the main stadium, we saw Čilić practicing on one of the outer courts with his trainer. When the 19-year old Čilić was asked how it felt to lose to fellow Croatian, Ivan Ljubičić, in the … [Read more...] about ČILIĆ INTERVIEW & LJUBIČIĆ UPDATE
