MADRID (Reuters) - Ivo Karlovic and Marin Cilic won five-set marathons at home to put Croatia 2-0 ahead of 32-time champions United States, while Israel stunned favored Russia to also lead 2-0 in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Friday.
Champions Spain were held to 1-1 by Germany in Marbella, and the Czech Republic and Argentina were tied after the opening two singles in their best of five tie.
Karlovic put hosts Croatia 1-0 up after coming back from two sets down to sink James Blake after three hours and 38 minutes in front of a partisan crowd in Porec.
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