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Buenos Aires<\/strong>: Four-time Davis Cup runners-up Argentina have entered the semifinals of the 2012 edition, beating Croatia 4-1 at home.<\/p>\n

Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, ranked 10th in the world, crushed Croatia’s Marin Cilic, ranked 23rd, 6-1, 6-2 and 6-1 at Parque Roca’s outdoor clay courts in Buenos Aires to end the three-day quarterfinal Sunday.<\/p>\n

The duel began Friday at Mary Teran de Weiss stadium, which was packed with 14,500 spectators on each of the three days, Xinhua reported.<\/p>\n

In the men’s singles, Juan Monaco (ranked 16th) beat Antonio Veic (150) 6-1, 6-1.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Cilic beat David Nalbandian (50) 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2) and 6-3 in a match that lasted more than five hours.<\/p>\n

In the following match, Del Potro, still suffering from a stomach ailment, beat Ivo Karlovic (52) 6-2, 7-6 (7) and 6-1.<\/p>\n

In another five-hour match Saturday, the Nalbandian-Eduardo Schwank doubles team defeated the team of Cilic-Karlovic 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-7 (6) and 8-6.<\/p>\n

Argentina will face the Czech Republic in semi-finals Sept 14-16, also in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

The other semi-final will see Spain, which beat Austria 4-1, play the United States (France, 3-2). (IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buenos Aires: Four-time Davis Cup runners-up Argentina have entered the semifinals of the 2012 edition, beating Croatia 4-1 at home. Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, ranked 10th in the world, crushed Croatia’s Marin Cilic, ranked 23rd, 6-1, 6-2 and 6-1 at Parque Roca’s outdoor clay courts in Buenos Aires to end the three-day quarterfinal Sunday. 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