Croatia knocks US out of Davis Cup after Cilic beats Blake

Croatia beats US in Davis Cup

POREC, Croatia — Croatia has eliminated the United States from the Davis Cup after Marin Cilic beat James Blake for an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the quarterfinals.

Cilic defeated Blake 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 on Sunday to help Croatia reach its first Davis Cup semifinal since winning the competition in 2005.

Croatia will take on the Czech Republic at home in September. The Czechs beat Argentina 3-2 on Sunday.

Croatia took a 2-0 lead after Ivo Karlovic rallied to beat Blake and Cilic outlasted Mardy Fish in five sets in Friday’s opening singles. Bob and Mike Bryan beat Croatian duo Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko in Saturday’s doubles.