Australian Open 2022: Former US Open winner Marin Cilic clinched solely his 2nd high 10 win since 2018 as he surprised fifth seed Andrey Rublev in 4 units to achieve the fourth spherical at Melbourne Park on Saturday. Marin Cilic stormed into the 4th spherical of Australian Open (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMarin Cilic defeated fifth seed Andrey Rublev in 4 unitsCilic is just one of many 3 Grand Slam winners remaining in males’s singles drawCilic will face Felix Auger-Aliasimme within the 4th sphericalMarin Cilic took his followers down reminiscence lane on Saturday as he surprised fifth Andrey Rublev in a high-octane Third-round match on the Australian Open. Cilic, who was hitting his winners at will, defeated the Russia star 7-5, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3 in 2 hours and 37 minutes to achieve the fourth spherical.
Cilic, the 2014 US Open winner and a former finalist at Melbourne Park, notched up solely his 2nd win over a high 10 opponent since 2018 as he created one of many huge upsets on the Australian Open.The 33-year-old from Croatia, who had crushed the then World No. 9 Roberto Bautista Agut on the Australian Open in 2020, made it to the Round of 16 on the season’s first Grand Slam for the eighth time.“It is incredible,” Cilic mentioned in his on-court interview after downing Rublev, who’s the very best seed to fall within the males’s singles draw to this point.“I enjoyed every single second of the match. Andrey is an incredible player, we have played several times in the past and it is always difficult. I had so much fun and played great tennis.”Reaction for admin to GIF? Completed it mate @cilic_marin #AusOpen #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/4WGWEbMCWK— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 22, 2022
Cilic, who is just one of many three 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 straight units on Saturday.Earlier within the day, World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev eased into the second week with a dominant straight-set win over Netherlands’ Botic Van de Zandschulp on Saturday. Joining the Russian within the fourth spherical was 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas as he overcame Frenchman Benoit Paire in 4 units at Melbourne Park.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.
