The ITF has officially announced the Croatian Tennis Association’s selection of Split as the venue for Croatia’s Davis Cup quarterfinal tie with Serbia this summer. The tie, which will be held from July 9-11 in Spaladium Arena, will mark the first time those two nations have met in Davis Cup Play. Serbia’s team captain, Bogdan Obradovic, had requested that the tie be played in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, which is considered a less nationalistic city than Split.
"I expect a friendly atmosphere, regardless of all the malicious comments that appear on forums," Obradovic said last week. “Some evil spirits of the past still haven't settled, it seems. Tennis, however, has a special dimension to it, and fans' behavior is different. I hope the hosts understand that."—M.C.