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Oct 01, 2017

Top Seed Cilic Discusses Playing in Front of Tokyo Fans 2017

Marin Cilic talks about why he loves coming back to the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Sep 30, 2017

Cilic Leads Big Field In Tokyo

Marin Cilic might feel like he's playing himself again and again and again this week at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 in Tokyo. The top seed is slated to meet a number of players whom, like Cilic, prefer to serve big and dictate play immediately after the first ball. View Draw The 6'6” Croatian, who will be going for his second title of the season (Istanbul), opens against a qualifier but could face 6'8” Kevin Anderson in the quarter-finals. The South African is coming off his maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open earlier this month (l. to Nadal). Anderson, like Cilic, will also be looking to strengthen his spot in the Emirates ATP Race To London,...

Sep 17, 2017

Cilic Victory Leads Croatia Back To Davis Cup World Group

KAZAKHSTAN 3, ARGENTINA 2 Astana, Kazakhstan (Indoor clay) Kazakhstan pulled off a major upset on Sunday, defeating defending Davis Cup champions Argentina 3-2. Mikhail Kukushkin, who boasts a 21-13 record in singles for Kazakhstan, sealed victory for his team in a tight 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(2) triumph over Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in front of a boisterous home crowd at Astana’s National Tennis Centre. Kazakhstan handed Argentina a walkover in the tie’s final dead rubber. Argentina, which was without recent US Open semi-finalist Juan Martin del Potro, will be relegated to Group I of the Americas Zone in 2018. COLOMBIA 1, CROATIA 3 Bogota, Colombia (Outdoor clay) Earning his third point of the tie, Marin Cilic led Croatia back into the Davis...

Sep 15, 2017

Cilic Pushes Croatia In Davis Cup World Group Playoff

KAZAKHSTAN 1, ARGENTINA 1 Astana, Kazakhstan (Indoor clay) Defending Davis Cup champion Argentina and Kazakhstan head into Saturday tied 1-1 in their World Group Playoff. ATP World Tour veteran Mikhail Kukushkin started the day with a 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-4 win against left-hander Guido Pella. But US Open quarter-finalist Diego Schwartzman kept up his impressive play, dismissing Dmitry Popko 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Kukushkin will partner with Aleksandr Nedovyesov against Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in doubles on Saturday. COLOMBIA 1, CROATIA 1 Bogota, Colombia (Outdoor clay) Marin Cilic moved to within one win of becoming Croatia's Davis Cup singles match-wins leader on Friday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 victory against Colombia's Alejandro Gonzalez. Santiago Giraldo evened the tie, though, with...

Aug 28, 2017

Former Champ Cilic Off To Winning Start In New York

Fifth seed Marin Cilic opened his quest for a second US Open crown with a 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over American Tennys Sandgren on Monday. The 2014 winner in Flushing Meadows rifled 55 winners, including 11 aces, to prevail after two hours and 47 minutes. Cilic looked in fine form in his return to action, having withdrawn from the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati with an adductor injury. The Wimbledon finalist will next face Florian Mayer on Wednesday, following the German's 7-5, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Rogerio Dutra Silva. "Everything feels okay physically," said Cilic. "I'm very happy with that. That's the number one thing. It was a good fight towards the end...