体坛英语资讯：Croatia outclass France to claim second Davis Cup
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 25-- <span word="Marin">Marin</span> <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-1 <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 7 <span word="player">player</span> <span word="breezed">breezed</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="Lucas">Lucas</span> <span word="Pouille">Pouille</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</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="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stade">Stade</span> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="Mauroy">Mauroy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="courtside">courtside</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="too">too</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</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="had">had</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doubles">doubles</span>, <span word="Yannick">Yannick</span> <span word="Noah">Noah</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captain">captain</span>, <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="Pouille">Pouille</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lineup">lineup</span>.</p><p><span word="Noah">Noah</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Chardy">Chardy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pouille">Pouille</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Borna">Borna</span> <span word="Coric">Coric</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="intrigued">intrigued</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Noah">Noah</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pouille">Pouille</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="victorious">victorious</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="lingered">lingered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiebreak">tiebreak</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tense">tense</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="set">set</span>, <span word="Pouille">Pouille</span> <span word="conceded">conceded</span> 7-3 <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="backhand">backhand</span> <span word="dropshot">dropshot</span>.</p>
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