2005 Davis Cup
Ancic celebrates victory with his Davis Cup teammate Ljubicic.
The 21-year-old chose the perfect time to win his first live singles rubber of the year, coming to the rescue after Hrbaty levelled the tie.
Mertinak played a solid enough first set, but Ancic cruised through the tiebreak 7-1 and, apart from a brief wobble in the third set when he was broken, rarely looked in danger.
"It was 2-2, a must-win situation, there could be no excuses," said Ancic. "I think I stepped up in the tiebreak and from that moment I was in control."
The Croatian pair of Ljubicic and Ancic have been in terrific form in the doubles as well, maintaining a hundred percent record in the Davis Cup.
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