CROATIA 3, KAZAKHSTAN 1 Venue: Varazdin Arena, Varazdin, CRO (clay - indoor) Croatia reached the Davis Cup World Group semi-finals for the second time in three years after World No. 3 Marin Cilic cruised past Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. Cilic hit 31 winners to ease past Kukushkin, who scored the visiting nation’s only point on Friday, after two hours and one minute. Since losing to Juan Martin del Potro in the 2016 final, the Croatian No.1 has won all six matches he has played in the team event. [ALSO LIKE] The Australian Open finalist improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Kukushkin to 3-1. Croatia has now won six consecutive ties on clay, with its last loss on...
When Hyeon Chung arrived at Crandon Park last year, he was a #NextGenATP player attempting to find his way on the ATP World Tour. But a first-round loss sent his record at the event to 1-3 and his ATP Ranking outside of the Top 100. This year, the reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion has found his stride at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Chung blasted past American qualifier Michael Mmoh 6-1, 6-1 in a tidy 63 minutes on Sunday to reach the fourth round. The 21-year-old is on a hot streak under the Florida sun, not dropping a set en route to the Round of 16. Chung, the highest-ranked player from Asia, now has 17 wins on the...
World No. 3 Marin Cilic discusses his third-round victory at the Miami Open presented by Itau against Canadian Vasek Pospisil. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Marin Cilic has not had it easy since advancing to the Australian Open final (l. to Federer), his second Grand Slam championship match in the past three majors (also 2017 Wimbledon). The World No. 3 lost in the second round at the Rio Open presented by Claro and the third round at the BNP Paribas Open. Outside of Melbourne Park, the Croatian had gone 4-4 this year. But Cilic took a step in the right direction on Thursday afternoon by defeating Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-5, 6-3 at the Miami Open presented by Itau to earn his 10th victory at the event. It is an important triumph for the World No. 3, who had lost four of his past five matches...
Watch highlights as as Juan Martin del Potro, Marin Cilic, and Benoit Paire advance to the third round at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Thursday. Watch live tennis at TennisTV.com. Photo: Clive Brunskill Getty Images
