2005 Davis Cup
Ivanisevic finally gets his hands on the Davis Cup, but unfortunately the former Wimbledon champion had to play a reluctant spectator during the tie rather than blazing the court with his tennis.
He was named by captain Niki Pilic as Croatia's fourth player for the final.
"It was tough, tough to sit down and go through all these matches," he said after Croatia became the first unseeded nation to win the trophy with a 3-2 victory in the final.
"It's easier to play, you get out all the emotions."
The 34-year-old Ivanisevic last played for Croatia in 2003 and has since retired from the ATP Tour because of nagging shoulder injuries.
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