Novak Djokovic

Serbia reached their first Davis Cup semi-final as Novak Djokovic beat Marin Cilic to give them victory over fierce rivals Croatia.

His 6-3 6-3 6-2 win made it 3-1 to set up a semi against the Czech Republic.

Argentina will face France in the final four after clinching a 3-2 win over Russia in a tense tie in Moscow.

Russia's Nikolay Davydenko beat Eduardo Schwank 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 to make it 2-2, but David Nalbandian won the decider, beating Mikhail Youzhny in three sets.

Serbia reached the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time when they completed a 4-1 victory over Croatia in Split on Sunday.

World number two Novak Djokovic silenced a partisan crowd with a straight-sets win over Marin Cilic to give Serbia an unassailable 3-1 lead and set up a home tie against the Czech Republic, who dispatched Chile 4-1.

Novak Djokovic has put Serbia through to September's Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals for the first time in his country's history. He won the decisive fourth rubber, defeating Marin Cilic 63 63 62, to give Serbia an unassailable 3-1 lead.

Serbia has beaten rival Croatia to reach the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time, advancing on Novak Djokovic’s 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Marin Cilic.

The win Sunday gave Serbia a 3-1 lead against in the best-of-five series.

Serbia will play the Czech Republic in the semifinals.

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ATP World Tour No. 2 Novak Djokovic gave Serbia a dream start in its first-ever Davis Cup quarter-final tie as he defeated Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-1 Friday on indoor hard court in Split. The Belgrade native withstood 43 winners from Ljubicic’s racquet to capitalise on five of 13 break point opportunities and seal victory in two hours and 28 minutes.

Novak Djokovic has beaten Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-1 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

No. 2-ranked Djokovic, a semifinalist at Wimbledon, squandered a 5-2 lead in the first set but took the tiebreaker with a reflex half-volley. He broke Ljubicic in the 9th game of the second set.

Ivan Ljubicic faces Novak Djokovic in the first rubber of the eagerly anticipated Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal between Croatia and Serbia in Split.

Ljubicic last played Davis Cup in 2007, but made himself available once again when Ivo Karlovic and Mario Ancic were both ruled out of the tie with injuries.

Djokovic holds a 5-2 lead over Ljubicic in their head-to-head count, but the Croat won their most recent meeting earlier this year at Indian Wells-1000, a tournament he went on to win.

The full draw is as follows:

Croatia and Serbia meet for the first time in Davis Cup competition this weekend in what is sure to be an emotional quarterfinal matchup between the former Yugoslav republics.

Croatia, Davis Cup champion in 2005, will host the best-of-five series in Split. Serbia has won only once in Davis Cup away from home since 2007, when it began playing as an independent nation.