Goran Ivanisevic is a career 48-15 in Davis Cup, which he hasn't played since 2003.
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The rosters for next week's Davis Cup final between the Slovak Republic and Croatia have been announced, as Dominik Hrbaty heads up the host Slovaks, while Ivan Ljubicic spearheads the visiting Croats.
The Slovakians, captained by former ATP star Miloslav Mecir, will have Hrbaty, Karol Beck, Michal Mertinak and Karol Kucera at their disposal, while the big Croats, led by Nikola Pilic, will boast Ljubicic, Mario Ancic, Ivo Karlovic and 34-year-old Goran Ivanisevic. The 2001 Wimbledon titlist Ivanisevic, who retired from the ATP following last year's Wimbledon, could play some doubles in Bratislava.
The smallest players for Croatia are the 6-foot-4 Ljubicic and Ivanisevic. Ancic checks in at 6-foot-5, while the menacing Karlovic is the tallest-ever player on the tour, at 6-foot-10.
Ivanisevic is a career 48-15 in Davis Cup, which he hasn't played since 2003.
Ljubicic is the star player in this matchup, as the big-serving Croat piled up 56 match wins, including two titles, and appeared in eight finals in 2005. He's an unstoppable 9-0 in his Davis Cup rubbers this year, going 6-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles. The last perfect title run in both singles (8-0) and doubles (4-0) was by American legend John McEnroe in 1982.
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WTA 2005: The Year of the Comeback
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters led the tour with nine titles in 2005.
Philadelphia, PA -
The 2005 WTA Tour season was highlighted by a host of comebacks, as all four Grand Slam champions returned from either injuries, illness or off form to reach the top of women's tennis once again.
Serena Williams, a former world No. 1, came back from a knee injury to open the '05 Grand Slam season with a victory at the Australian Open. She saved a match point against Russian sensation Maria Sharapova in the semis in Melbourne. It marked Serena's second Aussie crown in her last two tries, as she also prevailed Down Under in 2003 and skipped Melbourne due to injuries in 2002 and 2004. Her run at the '05 Aussie Open gave her career major number seven and also let the other ladies know that she's still a force to be reckoned with on the ever-improving circuit.
As it turned out, Serena's 2005 season would also be marred by injuries (knee and ankle), limiting her to a mere 10 tournaments, with her lone title coming in Melbourne.
Up next was the diminutive Justine Henin-Hardenne, as the former No. 1 charged back onto the scene with a second French Open title in three years. By the time Justine hoisted the French hardware, she was riding a brilliant 24-match winning streak.
The four-time major titlist JH-H was slowed by injuries and illness in 2004, a year in which she still managed to win the Aussie Open and Olympic gold.
