Croatian tennis is rolling at the 2021 Davis Cup! The team - comprised of Marin Čilić, Borna Gojo, Nikola Mektić, and Mate Pavić - just beat Italy in their own house. However, this tournament format is much less enjoyable than in past years. (Personal grip alert) This is an absolutely dumb format compared to the traditional Davis Cup tournament, which ended in 2018 and … [Read more...] about Croatian Tennis Defeats Italy 2-1, Punches Ticket To Davis Cup Semis
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Croatia Ends Tokyo Olympics With 8 Medals, 2nd Most In History
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Croatia medalled eight times during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with 3 Golds, 3 Silvers, and 2 Bronze. It’s the second most successful games for Croatia with the least amount of athletes they ever had take part. Per CroatiaWeek, Croatia had the fewest amount of athletes in its history in Tokyo with 58 (38 men and 20 women) in 15 different … [Read more...] about Croatia Ends Tokyo Olympics With 8 Medals, 2nd Most In History
Croatia Crushing 2020 Tokyo Olympics With 7 Medals, 3 Gold
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At the halfway point of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Team Croatia has already crushed all expectations, accumulating seven total medals: 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze. On Saturday, the Croatian water polo team beat Serbia 14-12 to clinch a spot in the quarterfinal round with one more group stage game to play against top side, Spain, on August 2nd. The win over Serbia comes … [Read more...] about Croatia Crushing 2020 Tokyo Olympics With 7 Medals, 3 Gold
Pavić/Mektić 1st All-Croatian Doubles Team To Win Grand Slam As They Take Wimbledon Crown
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The Croatians have taken London! But it's in doubles tennis instead of Euro football. Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić teamed up to win the Gentlemen's Doubles Wimbledon crown Saturday night at Wimbledon. Pavić has won the doubles crown at the Australian and US Open's in the past, however, this is the first All-Croatian duo to lift a Grand Slam doubles championship. It happens … [Read more...] about Pavić/Mektić 1st All-Croatian Doubles Team To Win Grand Slam As They Take Wimbledon Crown
It Was Not A Good Week For Croatian Sports
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Croatian sports fans around the world - including me - are spoiled. Especially when it comes to football, we are absolutely spoiled. Yes, the Spain extra time loss last week still stings, but at the end of the day, the Vatreni have only missed two tournaments since 1996. That is absolutely bonkers if you think about it for more than five seconds. Look at Serbia, Bosnia, … [Read more...] about It Was Not A Good Week For Croatian Sports
Croatians Flop At The French
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It was complete disappointment at the French Open for Croatians all around this week. Except for Petra Martić. Maybe the baguettes were too hard in Paris. Maybe they didn't have the right bottle of red for the Croatian players in the hotel wine cellar. Nonetheless, Čilić, Ćorić, and Vekić are all going home after their first round matches. Marin Čilić was … [Read more...] about Croatians Flop At The French
Borna Ćorić Books Ticket To 1st Grand Slam Quarterfinal!
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23 year-old Borna Ćorić is finally off to his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal. After a four and a half 5-set win over #4 Stefanos Tsitsipas Friday night, Ćorić made quick work of unseeded Jordan Thompson Sunday evening; winning easily in straight sets. Ćorić will now face #5 Alexander Zverev Tuesday in the US Open quarterfinals. With Novak Djoković being … [Read more...] about Borna Ćorić Books Ticket To 1st Grand Slam Quarterfinal!
Ćorić Upsets #4 Tsitsipas With Impossible Comeback
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#27 Borna Ćorić upset #4 Stefanos Tsitsipas in an imposible four-and-a- half hour 5-setter at the US Open in New York late Friday night/Saturday morning. Ćorić was down two sets to one when he found himself dead in the water in the fourth set, trailing 5-1. Tsitsipas only needed one more measly game to wrap up the match and head home. Instead, Ćorić rattled off six straight … [Read more...] about Ćorić Upsets #4 Tsitsipas With Impossible Comeback
Čilić Comes Back From The Dead In New York, Ćorić Cruises
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It looked as if Marin Čilić's New York stay was going to end before it even began. In the 1st round of the US Open Tuesday afternoon, the #31 ranked Čilić dropped the first two sets to American Denis Kudla and looked dead in the water. But the 2014 US Open champion rallied to take the next three sets 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 to keep his tournament alive. Čilić can hang with the … [Read more...] about Čilić Comes Back From The Dead In New York, Ćorić Cruises
