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Nadal continues his Rogers Cup campaign tonight (1am UK time) with a quarter-final tie against sixth seed Marin Cilic. The World No 1 has seen off Stan Wawrinka and Benoit Paire as he bids for his fourth success and first since 2013 in Toronto. Nadal is looking to bounce back from losing the semi-finals at […]
REUTERS Roger Federer won his 20th Grand Slam after victory over Marin Cilic Federer eventually extended his Grand Slam record in the men’s game after an incredible three-hour battle on the Rod Laver court as it took five sets and some stunning changes of momentum. Cilic fought bravely but Roger Federer was just too good […]
MARIN Cilic has revealed he was taken by surprise by the Australian Open’s decision to close the roof for the men’s final — a move condemned by former grand slam champions such as Pat Cash. Determined not to apportion blame for a harrowing five-set loss to Roger Federer to the changed conditions, Cilic said it […]
Roger Federer vs Marin Cilic LIVE updates Federer 3-0 Cilic* Very nervous start by Cilic as he falls to 0-40. Cilic saves the first break point but his nightmare start continues as he hits another backhand long. Big problems for Cilic at the moment. Federer* 2-0 Cilic A blistering start by Federer has he holds […]
Federer is aiming to win his 20th Grand Slam title later today after reaching a record seventh Australian Open final. In order to do so, he will have to overcome Cilic who has already beaten world No 1 Rafael Nadal this tournament. Federer and Cilic have met nine times throughout their professional careers, with the […]
Marin Cilic is a Croatian professional tennis player who is taking on Rodger Federer in the Australian Open 2018 tomorrow. The 29-year-old player, who now lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco, won the 2014 US Open. He also beat Scottish player Andy Murray in the fourth round of the 2009 US Open, when Murray was ranked […]
The pair were on holiday in the off-season with their families when it emerged they were both in the same place. Cilic and Federer knew each other were there but held off contacting one another. But the Croat broke the silence by sending Federer a text message asking him if he’d like to practise – […]
Edmund had been expected to last just a day in the tournament after he was drawn against No 11 seed Kevin Anderson. But Britain’s sole representative in the men’s singles – Andy Murray had hip surgery a week before the Australian Open – knocked out the South African in five sets before going on the […]
Nadal had taken the first set to leave Cilic a 10/1 outsider to come from behind and knock out the world No 1. But the Croatian rallied to take the second before losing an agonisingly tight third-set tie-break in which both men lost their serve repeatedly. However, Cilic hung tough and broke early in the […]
Nadal’s progress through the draw had been serene until he faced Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round, the plucky Argentinian taking the second set, the first time the No 1 seed had had his nose bloodied at the Australian Open this year. But the Spaniard battled through the match, spending nearly four hours on court, […]
