Ivanishevich will play in the final of the Davis Cup if the Croats of the Russians pass

The champion of the 2001 Wimbledon tournament, 35-year-old Croatian tennis player Goran Ivanishevich will play in the Davis Cup final. This will happen if the Croats win in the semi -finals of these competitions from the Russian team, said the coach of the Nicca Pilic national team.

“Goran earned the right to be with a team in the final match of the Davis Cup,” Reuters agency quoted the Croatian mentor with reference to the newspaper Jutarnji List. “He was the main driving force behind our return to world tennis. If he became a member of our team, we will have an additional trump card. Of course, we need to get three points before, before that we need to get three points in match with Russia. "

Last year, Ivanishevich announced the departure from large sports due to injuries of the shoulder and arms, but continues to regularly take part in veterans tournaments.

The team of Croatia, whose leaders are Ivan Lyubichich and Mario Anchich, reached the Davis Cup semi-finals, defeating Romanians with a score of 4-1. Earlier this year, they knocked out the US team from the tournament.

Matches between the national teams of Croatia and Russia will be held on September 23-25 ​​in the homeland of Ivanishevich - in the city of Split. In another semifinals, the Davis Cup will play the prefabricated Slovakia and Argentina, and the main match of the tournament will be held on December 2-4.