SPLIT, Croatia, July 8 (UPI) -- World No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia will go against Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic in the opening match of the Davis Cup quarterfinal in Croatia.
The best-of-five series on an indoor hard-surface court in Split, marks the first time the countries have met in Davis Cup play since becoming independent nations. Croat and Serb players used to compete together under the Yugoslav flag.