"It's a good thing that in Davis Cup matches we play best of five sets. After the third set we played on the highest level, just like we did in 2016 when we reached the final," Dodig said.

On the other side there were no smiling faces in the Canadian team.

"It was a tough one to lose. We had an upper hand and were a better team in the first part of the match. Momentum shifted in the third set when crowd got into it and they elevated their game. It was tough to get anything going after that third set," 27-year old Vasek Pospisil said after one of the toughest Davis Cup losses.

However painful the final result was, Canadian captain Frank Dancevic was not disappointed with the performance of his doubles team.

"I think it was an incredible turnaround from their part. I knew going in that these guys are one of the best teams in Davis Cup. I thought it was an incredible battle to take these guys in five sets and get so close to win the match. That's all I can ask from my players as a captain, to do on the court what they did, and I thought that they did an amazing job," Dancevic said.

On Sunday, 21-year old Borna Coric and 18-year old Denis Shapovalov will play in the first of the two reverse singles matches. If a young Canadian would win and push the tie to a decisive fifth rubber, Croatia has a huge weapon for that match.

"It's a big bonus to have No. 3 player in the world waiting on the bench for the last match," Croatian captain Zeljko Krajan said and Marin Cilic confirmed he is ready to step in.

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