Australian Open 2022: Former US Open winner Marin Cilic clinched best his 2d best 10 win since 2018 as he shocked fifth seed Andrey Rublev in 4 units to succeed in the fourth around at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Marin Cilic stormed into the 4th around of Australian Open (AP Photograph)
HIGHLIGHTSMarin Cilic defeated fifth seed Andrey Rublev in 4 setsCilic is best one of the most 3 Grand Slam winners closing in males’s singles drawCilic will face Felix Auger-Aliasimme within the 4th around
Marin Cilic took his enthusiasts down reminiscence lane on Saturday as he shocked fifth Andrey Rublev in a high-octane Third-round fit on the Australian Open. Cilic, who used to be hitting his winners at will, defeated the Russia superstar 7-5, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3 in 2 hours and 37 mins to succeed in the fourth around.
Cilic, the 2014 US Open winner and a former finalist at Melbourne Park, notched up best his 2d win over a best 10 opponent since 2018 as he created one of the most giant upsets on the Australian Open.
The 33-year-old from Croatia, who had crushed the then Global No. 9 Roberto Bautista Agut on the Australian Open in 2020, made it to the Spherical of 16 on the season’s first Grand Slam for the eighth time.
“It’s improbable,” Cilic stated in his on-court interview after downing Rublev, who’s the very best seed to fall within the males’s singles draw thus far.
“I loved each unmarried 2nd of the fit. Andrey is an out of this world participant, we have now performed a number of instances previously and it’s at all times tricky. I had such a lot amusing and performed nice tennis.”
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Cilic, who’s best one of the most 3 Grand Slam winners left within the males’s singles draw this 12 months, will face Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime who defeated Dan Evans in immediately units on Saturday.
Previous within the day, Global No. 2 Daniil Medvedev eased into the second one week with a dominant straight-set win over Netherlands’ Botic Van de Zandschulp on Saturday. Becoming a member of the Russian within the fourth around used to be 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas as he overcame Frenchman Benoit Paire in 4 units at Melbourne Park.
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