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Croatia on brink of quarterfinals in Davis Cup

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 2:08 p.m. ET

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LIEGE, Belgium (AP) Croatia needed only one more point to reach the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Ivan Dodig and Franko Skugor won the doubles against Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans and David Goffin on Saturday.

After a tense first set, Dodig and Skugor broke their opponents four times and prevailed 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-1 to give Croatia a 2-1 lead ahead of Sunday's reverse singles.

In the opening singles on Friday, Goffin defeated Borna Coric in five sets, and 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic eased past Kimmer Coppejans in straight sets.

On Sunday, Goffin will play Cilic, and Coppejans will face Coric.

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