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Cilic Downs Monaco, Will Face Goffin In SFs

Marin Cilic powered past Juan Monaco 7-5, 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016 on Friday. The Croatian broke serve on the final point of the opening set, then raced to a 5-0 lead in the second set before closing out the win in 80 minutes. “My serve was a bit up-and-down today. It’s something I’ll definitely have to straighten out for my match tomorrow,” Cilic said. “He returned really well in the first set. In the second after I broke him, I could see that he was having some trouble. It’s unfortunate for him since I know he’s had a lot of injuries.” Monaco, who is on the comeback trail after battling wrist, shoulder...

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Cilic Marches On in Tokyo 2016

Watch highlights of Marin Cilic, Kei Nishikori and others in Wednesday action at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.

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Cilic Dismantles 2015 Tokyo Finalist

Fourth seed Marin Cilic’s Rakuten Japan Open Championships 2016 campaign is off on the right foot after downing last year's finalist Benoit Paire on Monday. Cilic raced through the opening set in only 20 minutes, but the Frenchman rebounded strongly before succumbing 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in one hour and 49 minutes.  Cilic reached the quarter-finals in Tokyo last season before falling to home favourite Kei Nishikori. He will bid to reach his ninth ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season when he next faces Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. [ALSO LIKE] Paire, who defeated Nick Kyrgios and Nishikori en route to last year’s final, slipped to 1-2 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Cilic, whose superior firepower proved telling on Monday. The Croatian...

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