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MATCH ENDS: CROATIA IS A DAVIS CUP FINALIST
1º Set ( Metkic- Pavic 7-5 6-1 Djokovic- Krajinovic )
The Croatians broke the Croatian service again and ended up closing the match in 1 hour and 13 minutes.
1º Set ( Metkic- Pavic 7-5 3-1 Djokovic- Krajinovic )
First they come back from 0-30 down to serve and then break serve to have one and a half feet in the final.
1º Set ( Metkic- Pavic 7-5 1-1 Djokovic- Krajinovic )
Djokovic- Krajanovic duo looking to turn the situation around after losing the first set
CROATIAN PAIR WINS FIRST SET
1º Set ( Metkic- Pavic 7-5 Djokovic- Krajinovic )
Croatia breaks in the twelfth game of this set to win the first set on their first ball of the set. Metkic and Pavic are one set away from putting Croatia in the final.
1º Set ( Metkic- Pavic 5-5 Djokovic- Krajinovic )
Neither one of them suffers from serving and they do not get off the scoreboard.
1º Set ( Metkic- Pavic 4-4 Djokovic- Krajinovic )
Metkic and Pavic had a break ball, but they didn't make it and it's still the same.
1º Set ( Metkic- Pavic 2-2 Djokovic- Krajinovic )
Madrid Arena tie continues
1º Set ( Metkic- Pavic 1-1 Djokovic- Krajinovic )
The Serbian couple came back from a 40-0 deficit, saving four break balls in the game to win their first game.
Change of nominations
Finally, Novak Djokovic's partner will not be Cacic, but Krajinovic.
The decisive doubles match
The final will be decided by the duel between the pair Mektic vs Pavic and Cacic vs Novak Djokovic.
DJOKOVIC WINS AND TIES THE SEMIFINALS
2º Set Cilic (4-6 2-6) Djokovic
Again the Croatian had a break ball but did not take advantage of it and Djokovic ended up closing the match.
2º Set Cilic (4-6 1-5) Djokovic
The Serbian tennis player won with a game in white to the rest, then Cilic had a break ball that he did not take advantage of it and ended up saving the game, he is one game away from winning the match.
2º Set Cilic (4-6 1-3) Djokovic
Djokovic broke the break and confirmed it with a good game on serve.
2º Set Cilic (4-6 1-1) Djokovic
Three break balls had the No. 1, but did not take advantage of it, finally winning Cilic
Novak Djokovic wins the first set
1º Set Cilic (4-6) Djokovic
The Serbian broke the break, then Cilic had four break balls to tie the match, but Novak in his only set ball gets it to take the first set.
1º Set Cilic (4-4) Djokovic
The match is still equal, both had two break balls, but did not take advantage of them.
1º Set Cilic (1-1) Djokovic
The two start winning with the service in favor, the number 1 did it with a game in white.
The game started
Sacará the Croatian tennis player that if he manages to win will put his country in the final of the Davis Cup.
Second game
The second match is Novak Djokovic vs Cilic, two players who have met 20 times with a balance of 18 wins for the Serb, while two for the Croatian;
GOJO GIVES CROATIA FIRST POINT
3º Set Gojo (4-6 6-3 6-2) Lajovic
Lajovic won the game first and Gojo did not fail, in his second match ball to take the first game.
3º Set Gojo (4-6 6-3 5-1) Lajovic
Both won the game serving in white, the Croatian tennis player is one game away from winning this match.
3º Set Gojo (4-6 6-3 4-0) Lajovic
Again the Croatian tennis player breaks the break and then wins on his serve with a white game
3º Set Gojo (4-6 6-3 2-0) Lajovic
As in the first set and in the second set, the Croatian tennis player starts breaking the break.
GOJO WINS AND THE FIRST POINT WILL BE DECIDED IN THE THIRD SET
2º Set Gojo (4-6 6-3) Lajovic
The Croatian does not fail in his service and manages to win this second set and everything will be decided in the final third set.
2º Set Gojo (4-6 4-2) Lajovic
First Lajovic broke the break on his second chance, but Gajo gave it back to continue with the advantage.
2º Set Gojo (4-6 3-1) Lajovic
Gojo could even get 4-0, as he had a break ball, but he did not take it, and Lajovic won the first game in this second set.
2º Set Gojo (4-6 2-0) Lajovic
As in the first set, the Croatian tennis player starts breaking the first service to start ahead.
LAJOVIC TAKES THE FIRST SET
1º Set Gojo (4-6) Lajovic
Incredible comeback of the Serbian tennis player, who again wins in the rest for the second consecutive time and ends up winning the game to take the first set.
1º Set Gojo (4-4) Lajovic
The Serbian tennis player broke the break and shortly after responded by winning on his serve with a game in white to level the match.
1st Set Gojo (4-2) Lajovic
Good service from the Croatian that allows him not to suffer, the one who did was Lajovic but he managed to win in his game.
1º Set Gojo (3-1) Lajovic
The Croatian easily won the game, while Lajovic had to come back from 0-30 to take the first game of the match.
1º Set Gojo (2-0) Lajovic
The Croatian takes the lead, first coming back from a 0-30 on his serve and then coming back from a 40-0 deficit, breaking the break on his second chance.
THE MATCH BEGAN
The Croatian player serves in the first game of the match.
All set
Both players are already training at the Madrid Arena, everything is ready for the start of the semifinals.
First confrontation
It is the first time that Gojo and Lajovic will meet, match that will open the semifinals of the Davis Cup 2021.
Gajo vs Lajovic
The Serbian player has an advantage for this first match as he is the 33rd ATP player, while the Croatian player is the 279th in the ATP ranking.
Order of play
Who will be the opponent in the possible final ?
Croatia and Russia will face each other in the first semi-final, the other to be played tomorrow is Germany versus Russia. The winners of the two semifinals will face each other in the final.
The four semifinalists
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Argentina: 7:00 hrs. Bolivia: 9:00 hrs. Brazil: 10:00 hrs. Chile: 9:00 hrs. Colombia: 9:00 hrs. Ecuador: 9:00 hrs. Spain: 16:00 hrs. México: 9:00 hrs. Paraguay: 10: 00 hrs. Peru: 9:00 hrs. Uruguay: 11:00 hrs. England: 15: 00 hrs EEUU:10:00 hrs. Australia: 00:00 hrs. India: 19:15 hrs
And this is the Croatian celebration
Serbia's players celebrating after qualifying for the semifinals
How does Serbia arrive ?
Serbia started the Davis Cup by beating Austria 3-0, but in its second match it could not overcome Germany and lost 2-1. As a result, they qualified as one of the two best runners-up in each group. They faced Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals, who had not lost in the group stage. And they did not start the match well, as Keckmanovic lost the first game, but the number 1, Novak Djokovic appeared first to win his singles match and then to win the doubles with Cacic to put his country in the semifinals.
How does Croatia arrive ?
The Croatian national team reached the semifinals undefeated, first defeating Australia 3-0 in the group stage and Hungary 2-1 to qualify as first in group D. In the quarterfinals they met Italy, where the victory of Gojo and after the decisive doubles where the pair formed by Mektic and Pavi have put their team in the semifinals.
Background
They have faced each other twice, where both times the winner has been the Serbian team. The first encounter was in 2010 when they met in the quarterfinals and the Serbians won 4-1. That year Serbia became the Davis Cup champion, and the only one they have. While the most recent match was in 2015, in which they faced each other in the round of 16 and Serbia won the match again, but was eliminated in the next round by Argentina.
Headquarters
The match will be played at the Madrid Arena located in the capital of Spain, which has a capacity for 12,000 spectators.
Preview of the match
Croatia and Serbia will play the first semifinal of the Davis Cup, in the fight for a place in the final.
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