After a strong start to the year, Marin Cilic is looking to improve and potentially break into the Top 2 of the ATP Rankings. Having arrived in the Coachella Valley last week to prepare for the BNP Paribas Open, the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, the Croatian feels that he is ready to make a big run. “In order to play well, you need to be fresh mentally and strong physically,” said Cilic. “You also need to be hungry when you come to play. It's difficult on the body and on the mind when you play week after week. It's not easy to push yourself every day, so balance is key. “Playing two out of past three Grand...
Watch as ATP World Tour stars Marin Cilic, Fabio Fognini, Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo enjoy the festivities at the Rio Carnival before getting their campaign at the Rio Open presented by Claro underway. Photo Credit: Rio Open.
World No. 3 Marin Cilic arrived in Rio de Janeiro seeking his first title of the 2018 ATP World Tour season. And the Croat made an impressive start, ousting qualifier Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-2 in 80 minutes to begin his campaign at the Rio Open presented by Claro on Monday evening. "I'm feeling good. It was an okay match. It was a solid match, first one on clay," Cilic said. "I wouldn't say that I played really, really well. I felt that I played well. In the critical moments I think I played my own game, very offensive and overall I think I controlled the match quite okay." Cilic is fresh off of his second championship match appearance in the...
Watch highlights as Marin Cilic moves past Carlos Berlocq in the opening round of the Rio Open presented by Claro. Fabio Fognini and Albert Ramos-Vinolas also advance. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
