Marin Cilić

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Dimitrov Surges In Rome; Cilic Battles Into Second Round

Spoiler:

Cilic to face Goffin

Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic, who have both reached the semi-finals at the Foro Italico, got off to winning starts on Monday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

Dimitrov, the No. 15 seed and 2014 semi-finalist, proved to be too strong for Italian wild card Gianluca Mager 7-5, 6-1 in 74 minutes. From 5-5 in the first set, Dimitrov won seven straight games for his 10th victory of the season. He awaits the winner of Yoshihito Nishioka and Miomir Kecmanovic, who lifted his first ATP Tour title at the Generali Open on Sunday.

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Cilic, who lost to Alexander Zverev in the Rome semi-finals two years ago, worked hard to beat Alexander Bublik 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4 in two hours and 14 minutes for a place in the second round.

Cilic could not convert a set point on Bublik’s serve at 4-5, 30/40 and subsequently saved four break points in his next service game. Cilic broke in the first and seventh games of the second set, and moved clear early in the decider to set up a clash against sixth seed David Goffin.

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Cilic Powers Past Goffin In Rome

Spoiler:

Berrettini through in straight sets

Marin Cilic needed just 70 minutes to eliminate sixth seed David Goffin 6-2, 6-2 at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Wednesday.

The former World No. 3 did not face a break point throughout the second-round contest, winning 88 per cent of first-serve points (23/26) to level his ATP Head2Head series at 4-4 against the Belgian. Two of Cilic’s four victories against Goffin have come at this event. The Croatian also defeated Goffin in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals in 2017.

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With his third victory since the resumption of the ATP Tour last month, Cilic improves to 15-11 in the Italian capital. The 31-year-old achieved his best result in Rome in 2018, when he beat Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the semi-finals.

Cilic will meet Casper Ruud or Lorenzo Sonego for a place in the quarter-finals. The World No. 40 has not met either player at tour-level.

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@Mario, popatrz jak ładnie Marin się uśmiecha do Ciebie.

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Cilic Denies Felix Comeback Win In Paris

Spoiler:

Humbert outlasts Ruud in final-set tie-break

After a dominant opening set, Marin Cilic was made to work hard for a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 victory against Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Rolex Paris Masters on Monday.

The 2016 semi-finalist struck 37 winners and saved seven of nine break points to advance in two hours and 27 minutes. Cilic improved to 2-0 against the #NextGenATP Canadian, following his straight-sets win at last year’s Citi Open in Washington, D.C.


Cilic took advantage of a slow start from his opponent to cruise through the first set. The Croat returned with depth to rush his opponent and made no forehand unforced errors to claim the first set in 31 minutes.

The second set was decided by a marathon eighth game. After trading breaks, Auger-Aliassime used his forehand to break through Cilic’s defence in a 21-minute return game.

“These kind of games can turn the match around, so I had to definitely dig deep. He won that [marathon] game and won the set, so I just had to recalibrate and come back,” said Cilic.

But Cilic made the crucial breakthrough in the deciding set, as Auger-Aliassime attempted to shorten points on serve by rushing the net. The former World No. 3 served with power and closed the match with a forehand winner to record his 15th victory at the ATP Masters 1000 event (15-11).

“I started the match by winning the first six games and I was just zoning in on every single ball,” said Cilic. “It was a great start. Obviously, I was expecting that Felix was going to raise his game and he started to play better. It was a really tight second set, even though it went 6-3 to him… It wasn’t easy. I just felt I served great in the third set, which definitely helped.”


Auger-Aliassime was attempting to continue his strong run of indoor results in 2020. The 20-year-old leads the ATP Tour with 14 indoor wins this season (14-7) and has reached three championship matches at indoor events this year.

Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, will meet French wild card Corentin Moutet in the second round. The 21-year-old earned his 10th victory of 2020 with a 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 win against Salvatore Caruso. Cilic claimed a straight-sets win in his only previous ATP Head2Head clash against Moutet at this year’s Australian Open.

“Corentin [is] a great player," said Cilic. "He's one of the best fighters on the Tour and plays difficult tennis… It's important [for me] to just keep this kind of a level, which I would definitely be happy with."

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In a meeting of former #NextGenATP talents, Ugo Humbert battled past Casper Ruud to earn his first main-draw win at the Masters 1000 event. The Antwerp champion extended his winning streak to six matches with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(1) victory against the Norwegian.

“It is my first win here in Bercy and I am really happy because it was really tough,” said Humbert. “[Casper] is an excellent player and it was physically hard today. I am very happy to win.”

Humbert, who won 84 per cent of his first-serve points (42/50), improved to 2-1 in his ATP Head2Head series against Ruud. Each of the pair’s three clashes this season have required a final set. The 22-year-old Humbert will face Stefanos Tsitsipas for the first time in the second round.

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2020 w liczbach:

Ranking: 42
Bilans meczów: 14-12
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $807,628

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Ranking Tenisklubu. Najlepsi tenisiści minionej dekady

8. miejsce – Marin Cilić

Jeden z zaledwie siedmiu tenisistów, którzy w minionej dekadzie wygrali imprezę wielkoszlemową. Wstrzelił się z mistrzowską formą akurat na ten turniej, w którym dopisało mu szczęście w losowaniu. Chociaż też nie przesadzajmy – to prawda, ominął Dżokovicia i Nadala, ale przecież bez straty seta pokonała Federera, Tomasza Berdycha i Keia Nishikoriego. W ten sposób sprawił jedną z największych niespodzianek w ostatnich dziesięciu latach. Później dwukrotnie był bliski powtórzenia sukcesu. W Wimbledonie i Australian Open przegrywał jednak w finale.

Czilicia należy również docenić za zdobycie Pucharu Davisa. Wydatnie pomógł mu w tym Borna Czorić, ale chyba nie ma sensu kłócić się, kto ma większe zasługi w doprowadzeniu do tego sukcesu. Reprezentacja Chorwacji potrzebowała doskonałej dyspozycji jednego i drugiego, i tak to właśnie wyglądało. W tamtych rozgrywkach Czilić rozegrał sześć meczów, z czego pięć wygrał bez straty seta.

Triumf w Pucharze Davisa to ostatni spektakularny sukces Czilicia. Początkowo mówiło się, że końcówka sezonu 2018 kosztowała go mnóstwo sił, jednak czas mijał, a Chorwat nie wracał na właściwe tory. W ostatnich dwóch sezonach był cieniem samego siebie. Nie wykluczamy jednak, że wzniesie się jeszcze na wyżyny, bo mowa o 32-latku. Na sportową emeryturę raczej się jeszcze nie wybiera.

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