Marin Cilic overcame a slow start on Wednesday in Rome to beat Ryan Harrison of the U.S. 6-7(3), 6-1, 7-6(1) for the seventh time in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series (7-1). [ALSO LIKE] Their second-round match was suspended late Tuesday night because of rain at 6-6(3-3), and Harrison started faster on Court Centrale on Wednesday afternoon, winning the first four points to quickly take a one-set lead. Cilic, though, recovered well, winning 86 per cent of his first-serve points (12/14) in the second set to even the match. The Croatian was steadier in the final-set tie-break as well, winning the first five points as Harrison grew frustrated with his play. Cilic will next meet Frenchman Benoit Paire for a place...
Despite a slight injury to his left wrist and knee that forced him to withdraw from Madrid, Marin Cilic explains why he is excited to forge ahead at the 2018 Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Marin Cilic makes his return to the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open this week with fond memories to fuel his campaign, not least from having won the title in 2017 as a wild card. It marks the 29-year-old’s first tournament as a married man. It was only last weekend the Croatian wed his long-time girlfriend Kristina Milkovic in a ceremony in Dubrovnik. Now he sets about re-igniting his season at the same tournament which kick-started an impressive 2017. “It was not easy to find a date [for the wedding],” Cilic said. “I said after the wedding, 'OK I’m going to Istanbul, I’m going to go on my own.' She said, 'You can’t go alone for the first week [of married...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot takes you behind the scenes at the ATP Basketball Challenge, in which Marin Cilic, Grigor Dimitrov, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Jack Sock and Alexander Zverev tackle a new sport in an intense competition.
Marin Cilic denied Fernando Verdasco the 500th match win of his career on Wednesday as he booked his spot in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters third round. The second-seeded Croatian worked hard for a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory over 2010 runner-up Verdasco in the final match of the day on Court Rainier III, the main show court. He will now compete against No. 14 Milos Raonic of Canada on Thursday. Cilic leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-1. Cilic broke Verdasco’s serve for a 3-1 lead, then recovered from 0/40 in the seventh game of the 35-minute first set. Verdasco, who saved three match points against Pablo Cuevas on Tuesday, gained a 2-0 lead in the second set, but Cilic quickly restored...
