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Cilic Battles Past Tipsarevic In Den Bosch

Cilic Battles Past Tipsarevic In Den Bosch

Marin Cilic began his 2017 grass-court swing with a hard-fought 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-4 victory over former World No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic on Thursday for a place in the Ricoh Open quarter-finals. Cilic, who hit 17 aces, could not convert three set point opportunities from 6/3 in the first set tie-break. But he regrouped to win four straight games from 2-2 in the second set and then broke Tipsarevic in the third game of the decider in the one-hour and 58-minute encounter. He is competing at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament for the first time since 2006. “It’s never easy, especially the first match on grass,” said Cilic. “Janko has been at the top of the tennis game and is...

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Cilic Surges Into Roland Garros R4

Seventh seed Marin Cilic surged into the Roland Garros fourth round on Saturday, dismissing Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 47 minutes. Cilic recorded his 100th tour-level clay-court win as he broke Lopez seven times, benefitting from 29 unforced errors off the Spaniard's racquet, while striking 31 winners of his own. "I played extremely well today," said Cilic. "And I would say the conditions were a little bit slower today than these other days. When we started the court was quite heavy, and I felt that suited me much more than Feliciano. "I was returning extremely well today. So that helped me to neutralise his big serve. And then off the ground I was playing really, really...

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