Davis Cup World Group

Serbia beats Croatia 5-0 in Davis Cup tie

KRALJEVO -- Serbia defeated Croatia 5-0 in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group played over the weekend in the town of Kraljevo.

Serbia was given its fifth win by Viktor Troicki, who on Sunday beat Mate Delic 6-4, 6-3.

KRALJEVO - Serbia stormed past Croatia in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group, claiming a 5-0 whitewash and its place in the quarterfinals, on Sunday.

Serbia was given its fifth win in the tie by Viktor Troicki, who beat Mate Delic 6-4, 6-3.

It took the Serb a little less than an hour to outplay the world number 158.

KRALJEVO - Serbia are on the verge of reaching the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals after taking a 2-0 lead against Croatia in Kraljevo, central Serbia, in the first round of the competition.

Viktor Troicki won the second point for Serbia by beating Borna Coric 4-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 on Friday.

KRALJEVO - Serbia took a 1-0 against lead in its 2015 Davis Cup World Group first round tie with Croatia, courtesy of world number one Novak Djokovic, who beat Mate Delic 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in Kraljevo, central Serbia, on Friday.

Djokovic did not exert too much effort to defeat the world number 158 match in the match that lasted one hour and 30 minutes.

BELGRADE - World number one Novak Djokovic will head Serbia's Davis Cup team in their tie with Croatia in the first round of the 2015 Davis Cup World Group in Kraljevo, central Serbia, in March, the Tennis Federation of Serbia (TSS) said in a release on Tuesday.

KRALJEVO - Serbia's coach Bogdan Obradovic confirmed that the world's No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic will play a first-round match of the Davis Cup World Group against Croatia's team.

The Serbian team will also include Filip Krajinovic, Dusan Lajovic and Viktor Troicki who has recently triumphed in the tournament in Sydney and is in excellent shape, Obradovic added.

DUBAI- Serbia's best tennis players will compete against the Croatian tennis team in the first round of the 2015 Davis Cup World Group, the draw in Dubai decided on Thursday.

BANGALORE - Serbia is within easy reach of survival in the Davis Cup World Group, since it has a 2-0 lead over India after the first day of the 2014 Play-Offs rubber on Friday.

Serbia was given a 1-0 lead by Dusan Lajovic, who defeated Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-2, 7-5, and it was increased by Filip Krajinovic beating Somdev Devvarman 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

LONDON - The Serbian tennis team will take on India in a play-off tie, trying to keep its spot in the Davis Cup World Group, the London draw decided on Tuesday.

The matches will take place from September 12-14, and India will play a host.