体坛英语资讯：Croatia one step away from second Davis Cup
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 23-- <span word="Borna">Borna</span> <span word="Coric">Coric</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span> <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-0 <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lille">Lille</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 10-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span>-<span word="Hugues">Hugues</span> <span word="Herbert">Herbert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Mahut">Mahut</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="Dodig">Dodig</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mate">Mate</span> <span word="Pavic">Pavic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-0 <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="after">after</span> 1939.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Gasquet">Gasquet</span>, <span word="Gael">Gael</span> <span word="Monfils">Monfils</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Gilles">Gilles</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Yannick">Yannick</span> <span word="Noah">Noah</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nod">nod</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Chardy">Chardy</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lucas">Lucas</span> <span word="Pouille">Pouille</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="clinched">clinched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="repaid">repaid</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chardy">Chardy</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="Coric">Coric</span> 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> 19 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p><span word="Coric">Coric</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4-0 <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="sealing">sealing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Chardy">Chardy</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capitalize">capitalize</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Coric">Coric</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 6-5 <span word="advantage">advantage</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="set">set</span>, <span word="Coric">Coric</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="hampered">hampered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 7 <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="withstood">withstood</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span>-<span word="Wilfried">Wilfried</span> <span word="Tsonga">Tsonga</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.</p><p><span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4-2 <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duel">duel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forehand">forehand</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="conceding">conceding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span>, <span word="Tsonga">Tsonga</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="timeout">timeout</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p>
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