Croatia will play defending champions Germany in Saturday’s final at the ARAG ATP World Team Championships. Last year's Davis Cup winners beat 2003 and 2004 titlists Chile 3-0 with singles triumphs for Ivan Ljubicic and Mario Ancic. 

The final round-robin tie of the Blue Group was played indoors at the Ice Stadium, due to rain throughout the day in Duesseldorf.
For only the eighth-time in the 29-year history of the clay-court event, tournament organizers were forced to play matches indoors. The last move to the Ice Stadium was made in 2003, the first in 1983.
Watched by a record crowd of 7,800, Ljubicic gave Davis Cup champions Croatia the lead courtesy of a thrilling 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-4 win in two hours and 50 minutes.
Hard-hitting Gonzalez won the last of their four career meetings at ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo last month, but this time Ljubicic gained revenge.
Ljubicic won 77% of points on first serve, converting two of eight break points as Gonzalez failed to convert any of his eight break points. The result means Monte-Carlo resident Ljubicic extends his 2006 ATP match record to 33-8.
The 27-year-old then supported compatriot Mario Ancic on the sidelines in his 6-3, 6-2 win over Fernando Gonzalez in their first career meeting.

After a 90-minute break, which saw the United States play their first singles rubber against Spain, Ancic returned to the ice hockey stadium to partner Ivo Karlovic to a 7-5, 4-6, 17-15 (Match TB) victory over Paul Capdeville and Adrian Garcia with the clock ticking towards 23:00 CET.