Marin Cilic was superb on serve and played with great focus on Thursday night to become the first Croatian to reach the Australian Open final, which represents his third Grand Slam championship title match (also 2014 US Open, 2017 Wimbledon). The 29-year-old, competing in a semi-final at Melbourne Park for the second time (also 2010), used his big-match experience at key moments to defeat Kyle Edmund of Great Britain 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-2 in two hours and 18 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. "I think in the second set I was a bit up and down with my game and not getting enough returns back," Cilic told Jim Courier, in an on-court interview. "He started to serve quite good. I stayed...
Watch highlights as Marin Cilic beats Kyle Edmund to advance to the 2018 Australian Open final. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match. Photo Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
If you like your tennis powerful, you will want to watch Thursday's Australian Open semi-final between Marin Cilic and Kyle Edmund. The Croatian and Brit, without an ounce of hyperbole, have two of the strongest forehands on the ATP World Tour, and the booming shot has helped both of them achieve career milestones this fortnight Down Under. Edmund has used his to make himself comfortable during the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time. Before this fortnight, the unseeded 23-year-old had never won two five-set matches at the same tournament or reached past the fourth round of a Grand Slam (2016 US Open). View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the semi-final match-ups at the Australian Open & vote...
Marin Cilic competed with absolute focus on Tuesday night to overcome World No. 1 and 2009 champion Rafael Nadal for a place in the Australian Open semi-finals. The sixth-seeded Croatian booked his place in a fifth Grand Slam championship semi-final (2-2 record), where he will meet Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund, after Nadal retired due to an injury in the fifth set. Cilic was leading 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2, 2-0 after three hours and 47 minutes of play. Nadal, who had been bidding to reach the Australian Open semi-finals for the second successive year, received on-court treatment for a right leg injury at 1-4 in the fourth set. "[It's] really unfortunate for Rafa," Cilic told Jim Courier, in an on-court interview....
