Marin Cilic

Cilic cruises into Maharashtra Open quarters

Pune - Muslimchronicle

Grand Slam winner Marin Cilic's preparation for the Australian Open got off to the perfect start Wednesday with an easy victory in the last 16 of the ATP Maharashtra Open. The world number six breezed into the quarter finals of the $550,000 tournament, held in the Indian city of Pune, with a straight-sets win over local wildcard Ramkumar Ramanathan. Cilic, the 2014 USRead more

Federer, Nadal happy to play doubles

Prague - Muslimchronicle

With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup team tennis tournament, expectations are running high about the chance of seeing the two as doubles partners. The three-day competition at the O2 Arena in Prague starts Friday, pitting a team of the best six European players against the top six from the rest of the world. No ATP rankingsRead more

Tennis: Novak Djokovic Beat Gilles Muller in BNP Paribas Paris

Paris - Arab Today

Novak Djokovic's beat Gilles Muller 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Paris Masters Championship. Djokovic, whose world No 1 status is currently under threat from Andy Murray, returned to the tour after a lengthy spell away from the game. Looking far from comfortable, he nevertheless beat Luxembourg's Gilles Muller in straight sets, shruggingRead more

Cilic hits back for Croatia against France in Davis Cup

Zadar - Arab Today

World number 11 Marin Cilic beat talented youngster Lucas Pouille in four sets to level the Davis Cup World Group semi-final tie between Croatia and France at 1-1 on Friday. Cilic won 6-1, 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-2 in Zadar to haul Croatia level after Richard Gasquet had given France the advantage by beating rising star Borna Coric in the openingRead more

Cilic snaps Murray’s 22 match win streak; Kerber denied No. 1 ranking

Cincinnati - Arab Today

Former US Open champ Marin Cilic snapped Andy Murray’s 22 match win streak Sunday to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title with a 6-4, 7-5 win at the Cincinnati tournament. The 94-minute victory for the 27-year-old Croatian marked a career breakthrough as he earned his first Masters title on his 71st career attempt. “This week is going to beRead more

Record-setting Federer Wins Wimbledon Comeback Thriller

London - Arab Today

Roger Federer rallied from two sets down for the 10th time in his career, overhauling shell-shocked Marin Cilic 6-7 (4-7), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 on Wednesday to storm into the semi-finals at Wimbledon. The Swiss hero last pulled off the Houdini act at the 2014 US Open, when he came back from the depths to beat Gael Monfils. HeRead more