Teams announced for Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals



Serbia’s team captain Bogdan Obradovic announced the team nominations for the upcoming Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals against Croatia in Split, taking place from 9-11 July.

Serbia is at full strength with world no.3 Novak Djokovic leading the team. World no. 42 Viktor Troicki, no.45 in the ATP Rankings Janko Tipsarevic and the best ranked doubles player in the world Nenad Zimonjic are also in the squad. Obradovic decided to invite world no. 152 Ilija Bozoljac as the fifth player.

Croatia’s captain Goran Prpic has recalled world no.15 Ivan Ljubicic for the tie against Serbia, alongside no.12 Marin Cilic, no.177 Antonio Veic and no.193 Ivan Dodig. Ivo Karlovic and Nikola Mektic will also be with the team, while Mario Ancic will most likely miss the tie due to injury.

Two singles will be played on Friday, the first starts at 14:00 CET. The doubles match is scheduled on Saturday at 15:00 CET, while the remaining two singles are on Sunday, starting at 12:00 noon CET.

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