On his 15th attempt, Marin Cilic has beaten Novak Djokovic. The Croatian hit past the World No. 1 with power tennis on Friday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, upsetting the top seed 6-4, 7-6(2) in one hour and 45 minutes. Cilic, who qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday, will meet American John Isner in Saturday's semi-final. “It was really, really good, really good today, and just can't be happier about that,” Cilic said. “Just another sign that I'm in a really good form and produced some great tennis today.” [ALSO LIKE] Djokovic's loss means that Andy Murray now controls his fate in the battle for No. 1. The Scot will become No. 1 in...
Just one spot remains in the singles field at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals as Marin Cilic became the seventh player to qualify for the prestigious season-ending tournament, to be held from 13-20 November at The O2 in London. The Croatian secured his spot with a third-round win over David Goffin on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. He joins Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic and Gael Monfils in the elite eight-man field. [ALSO LIKE] Cilic is set to make his second appearance at The O2. After winning his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2014, Cilic went on to qualify for the season finale. "It's been a huge...
Ninth seed Marin Cilic set up a key clash with David Goffin in the Emirates ATP Race To London as he overcame fellow Croatian Ivo Karlovic 7-6(7), 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. "I’m really excited and satisfied with my form, especially these past few months," said Cilic. "I’ve been trying for a long time to find that consistency at the big tournaments. That was a goal of mine at the beginning of the season, so I’m just hoping to continue with good tennis here and make it to London." Cilic will now play eighth seed Goffin, who kept alive his outside chance of playing at The O2 as he defeated Nicolas...
