Marin Cilic sent Croatia into the Davis Cup final with a 6-3 6-2 7-5
victory against Richard Gasquet on Sunday Sep 18,2016 that gave the hosts a 3-2 win
over France.
The world number 11 relied on his big serve and his booming forehand to down Gasquet, who had given France the first point by beating Borna Coric on Friday.
Cilic levelled the tie on Friday when he saw off Lucas Pouille and he paired up with Ivan Dodig to give Croatia the lead with their win in the doubles against Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut on Saturday.
Pouille beat Marin Draganja 6-4 6-4 in the final match with nothing at stake.
Croatia will play either defending champions Britain or Argentina, who were level at 2-2 in Glasgow.
The world number 11 relied on his big serve and his booming forehand to down Gasquet, who had given France the first point by beating Borna Coric on Friday.
Cilic levelled the tie on Friday when he saw off Lucas Pouille and he paired up with Ivan Dodig to give Croatia the lead with their win in the doubles against Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut on Saturday.
Pouille beat Marin Draganja 6-4 6-4 in the final match with nothing at stake.
Croatia will play either defending champions Britain or Argentina, who were level at 2-2 in Glasgow.
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