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Article: In Sports from United Press International, U.S. pulls even with Croatia.
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- February 7, 2003
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ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb 07, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
It was a struggle, but the United States came out of Day One in a 1-1 tie with Croatia at the Davis Cup.
The U.S. pulled even when James Blake turned back 18-year-old Mario Ancic, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6, in the day's second match. Earlier, Mardy Fish was knocked off by Ivan Ljubicic, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
Blake was able to hold on after Ancic forced a tie break in the third set before a raucous, capacity crowd of 3,500. He had an easier time in the first two sets.
"I knew Ancic was very young, hadn't experienced this type of pressure before, and I wanted to take advantage of that," ...