 Cilic celebrates Croatia's victory over the USA with a rubber to spare
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Croatia knocked the United States out of the Davis Cup to reach the semi-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 2005.
Leading 2-1 overnight, Marin Cilic beat James Blake 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the reverse singles to clinch the victory.
Croatia will face the Czech Republic, who beat 2008 finalists Argentina 3-2, with Radek Stepanek beating Juan Monaco 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 6-2 for the crucial win.
And holders Spain edged out Germany 3-2 to set up a last-four tie with Israel.
It needed a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win from Juan Carlos Ferrero over Andreas Beck in the deciding rubber for Spain to get over the finishing line, after Philipp Kohlschreiber's victory over Fernando Verdasco had levelled the scoreline at 2-2.
Kohlschreiber dominated Verdasco in the opening two sets in the earlier singles but appeared to wilt in the searing heat in Marbella before digging deep to close out a 6-4 6-2 1-6 2-6 8-6 victory.
But Ferrero justified captain Albert Costa's decision to pick him instead of Tommy Robredo for the crucial match.
In Ostrava, Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro had defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-4 6-4 to level the tie at 2-2.
Big-serving Del Potro hit 18 aces against Berdych and won 96% of the points on his first serve - 100% in the first set - as he sent the tie into a deciding rubber.
But Stepanek kept his nerve against Monaco, winning the first set on a tie-break on his way to a decisive victory.
"It's unbelievable," said Stepanek. "And this is not the end. We'll do all we can to get even further."
The Czech Republic led 2-1 on Saturday after Berdych and Stepanek defeated Jose Acasuso and Leonardo Mayer 6-1 6-4 6-3 before brothers Bob and Mike Bryan beat Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko 6-3 6-1 6-3 on the indoor clay at Zatika Hall.
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