Thousands of Croats braved drizzle yesterday to meet on the capital's main square and give an ecstatic welcome to their Davis Cup champions.

Croatia beat Slovakia 3-2 in Bratislava at the weekend to win the Davis Cup for the first time. They are only the 12th nation to win the title in more than 100 years of the competition's history.

Many fans waved red and white chequered national symbols and cheered and sang together with players gathered on a makeshift stage.

State television broadcast the event live from the moment the players arrived in Zagreb on a Croatian Airlines flight from Vienna.

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