U.S. Tops Croatia

Unheralded Justin Gimelstob and Chanda Rubin scored a dramatic mixed doubles victory to lift the United States to a 2-1 victory over defending champion Croatia in a Hopman Cup tennis match.

Rubin beat Iva Majoli 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) in the women’s singles match, before Goran Ivanisevic, ranked No. 4 in the world, downed Gimelstob 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 7-5. Then, the 19-year-old Gimelstob, ranked 155th in the world, teamed with Rubin to win the decisive doubles 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7).

The victory gave the United States a 2-0 record in the round-robin tournament.