一些照片 Cilic為主XD http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=69579&page=47 第一次看到的打赤膊?! http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0b7Pf4naB7fUu/610x.jpg Croatia ahead of USA in the generation game http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=16060 七年前美國跟克羅埃西亞對上時,美國派出Blake跟Fish, 克羅埃西亞則是Ljubicic和Ivanisevic;七年後,美國同樣派出Blake跟Fish, 但克羅埃西亞則由新一代的Cilic領軍. 2003年Blake跟Fish分別是22跟20歲,當時排名第一的Roddick因手腕受傷缺席. 如果Roddick出席或許情況會不同,而Blake明年三月是否繼續為美國隊效力仍存疑. 克羅埃西亞已經做了世代交接,2005年由Ljubicic跟Ancic組成的兩人隊伍贏得了DC, 現今由下個月滿21歲的Cilic.還有已經30歲但目前是生涯高峰的Karlovic取代. 克國隊長Goran Prpic表示現階段球員仍不足,希望Ljubicic能重新加入, 能於九月在克國主場對上捷克隊時,能擔當雙打成員和單打的替補選手. Ljubicic跟雙打選手Lovro Zovko搭檔不但可補強克國實力並可以讓單打球員能休息一天, 避免這次對上Bryan兄弟68分鐘被解決的局面. 如果九月的四強沒有Ljubicic的加入,對上狀況好的Berdych和Stepanek, 對克國將是一大挑戰;有了Ljubicic,奪冠的機率則大大增加. 有Cilic訪問 http://www.daviscup.com/news/matchreport.asp?articleid=16049 "I think this was one of the best matches I've played," Cilic said. "I was a little tired from the five sets on Friday, and today I played a lot of it on adrenaline, the crowd was carrying me throughout the match. I really played well, I felt good on court, moved really well, and even though I lost the third set I felt I was playing good and my tactics were perfect, so I kept going and eventually broke him." Blake was happy to recognise he had been beaten by the better player on the day. "Marin has played great this weekend. He took care of business against Mardy, and he played a very solid match today. I felt I gave him a few too many chances, I played a little too passive, didn't take as many risks as I normally do, and he took advantage of that. Any time I left the ball a little short or in his strike zone, he took care of it, and that's why he's as good as he right now." Cilic will lead Croatia in September, buoyed by an exhilarating experience over the nine sets he played. "This was one of the greatest ties I've played so far," he said. "I think I've gained a lot of experience here, everyone supported me, and it really felt good to play at home. The Czechs are also a great team, but playing at home is a little bit of an advantage, so with our team we can go through to the final." --

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