Kei Nishikori will be aiming to build on his success at the Australian Open when Japan takes on Croatia in this weekends Davis Cup World Group tie.
Nishikori, who became the first Japanese man to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since the Open Era began in 1968, will face Croatias Ivo Karlovic on Friday. Japans Go Soeda takes on Croatia's top player Ivan Dodig in Fridays other singles match.
Saturdays doubles match will feature Karlovic and Lovro Zovko against Tatsuma Ito and Yuichi Sugita, while Sundays reverse singles will see Nishikori face Dodig and Soeda against Karlovic. (Japan Times)
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