Kucera

Kucera is expected to play, although captain Miloslav Mecir suggested he might use Beck.

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Kucera scoffs at rumors that "the losing candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, was put under house arrest."

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The examples provided by Kucera have already been debunked, debated, or clarified in the blogosphere and on Twitter itself, thanks in no small part to those who passed on the initial information.

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Kucera urged commissioners to spend wisely and find small ways to increase revenue, such as increasing parking fees.

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In Sunday's reverse singles, Kucera replaces Beck to play Ancic, with Ljubicic scheduled to meet Hrbaty.

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Kucera was a late replacement for Karol Beck, who pulled out because of a lingering left-knee injury just three hours before the start of the match.

USATODAY.com - Croatia and Slovakia tied 1-1 at end of first day 2005

Karol Kucera had been scheduled to play the last match for Slovakia, but the 31-year-old veteran, who plans to retire after the weekend, has hardly played this year and Slovakia captain Miloslav Mecir went with Mertinak.

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Ljubicic broke Kucera to open the third set with a passing shot that sent the Slovak diving in vain for the ball.

USATODAY.com - Croatia and Slovakia tied 1-1 at end of first day 2005

Earlier, Ivan Ljubicic gave Croatia a 1-0 lead by taking Karol Kucera 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

USATODAY.com - Croatia and Slovakia tied 1-1 at end of first day 2005

It didn't take long for the ninth-ranked Ljubicic to take control over Kucera, who has played sparingly this year and plans to retire after this weekend's tie between the first-time-finalist countries.

USATODAY.com - Croatia and Slovakia tied 1-1 at end of first day 2005