TENNIS Ivan Dodig reached his first Grand Slam final this weekend, falling in the men's doubles final to the Bryan Brothers. Read more here: Dodig/Melo fall to Bryan Bros. in Wimbledon doubles final Ana Konjuh reached the semifinals of the Juniors tournament at Wimbledon before falling in three sets to American Taylor Townsend. Ana played the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe- Summer Edition IV
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Dodig/Melo fall to Bryan Bros. in Wimbledon doubles final
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Photo: Yahoo No hardware for 28 year-old Croatian tennis player Ivan Dodig at this year's Wimbledon, but that doesn't mean his efforts did not go unnoticed. After advancing to a career grand slam best 4th Round at the 2013 Wimbledon singles tournament, where he was eventually beaten by world #4 David Ferrer in four sets, Dodig and Brazilian partner Marcelo Melo went the … [Read more...] about Dodig/Melo fall to Bryan Bros. in Wimbledon doubles final
Halilovic+Jedvaj to Spurs! (Croatians Around Europe- Summer Edition III)
By 93 CommentsSOCCER Will Crottenham be restored to White Hart Lane? Potentially huge news for Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb fans has broken on Sunday, with Croatian media reporting 17 year olds Alan Halilović and Tin Jedvaj had been sold to Tottenham for a fee of around 18 million Euros. The story has yet to be confirmed by the English press. Jutarni are reporting Jedvaj will join … [Read more...] about Halilovic+Jedvaj to Spurs! (Croatians Around Europe- Summer Edition III)
Dodig advances to Round of 16!
By 19 CommentsIn a day that saw nine Croatians compete in the various tournaments underway at Wimbledon, Petra Martić was knocked out in the third round on the women's side and Ivan Dodig dominated Igor Sijsling to advance to the 4th round of a grand slam for the first time in his career. Sunday is a day of rest at Wimbledon before play gets back underway Monday with Dodig vs Ferrer and … [Read more...] about Dodig advances to Round of 16!
Dodig, Martic into Wimbledon Round 3
By 9 CommentsIvan Dodig and Petra Martic both won their second round matches at Wimbledon on Thursday to secure a 3rd round berth and a chance at putting a Croat into week two of the tournament. In addition, the singles juniors tournaments begin on Saturday, with #2 girls seed Ana Konjuh, and #8 boys seed Borna Coric competing. Donna Vekic, Dodig, and Darija Jurak are also participlatin in … [Read more...] about Dodig, Martic into Wimbledon Round 3
Injuries & early upsets the story of Wimbledon’s 1st week
By 28 CommentsIn a day that will go down in Grand Slam history, seven players, including #10 seed Marin Čilić, were forced to withdraw or retire during their matches at the All England Club, as questions arose over Wimbledon's grass surface. Other high profile players who withdrew were #6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Cilic's potential round three opponent), #2 Victoria Azarenka, and American John … [Read more...] about Injuries & early upsets the story of Wimbledon’s 1st week
Croatians Around Europe- Summer Edition II
By 19 CommentsCroatians Around Europe The World SOCCER The 2013 U-20 World Cup kicked off for Croatia on Sunday as they beat Uruguay 1-0 in Turkey. Croatia is without arguably their four best eligible players, Josip Radošević, Mateo Kovačić, Alan Halilović, and Tin Jedvaj, and are led by Atalanta forward Marko Livaja. Livaja, who picked up a yellow card inside the first … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe- Summer Edition II
Ana Konjuh takes singles, doubles title at Aussie Open
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Photo: TennisForum.com We were all introduced to 16 year-old Donna Vekić at this year's Australian Open after her first round victory over Andrea Hlaváčková; before being ousted by #10 Caroline Wozniacki in the second round. But it looks as if Croatian tennis has even more to celebrate on the women's side in the upcoming years. 15 year-old Dubrovnik native Ana Konjuh … [Read more...] about Ana Konjuh takes singles, doubles title at Aussie Open
Čilić Outlasts Querrey in Wimbledon Marathon, Karlović to Protest
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Photo: AFP Croatian #1 and world #16 Marin Čilić outlasted American Sam Querrey in the third round of the Wimbledon championships Saturday night in a five and a half hour marathon, officially the second longest match in Wimbledon history. After taking the first two sets against Querrey, Čilić lost the next two in tiebreakers, setting up a fifth and final set. Querrey … [Read more...] about Čilić Outlasts Querrey in Wimbledon Marathon, Karlović to Protest
