Cilic sends 4th seed Draper crashing out of Wimbledon
Mumbai, July 5 -- Marin Cilic's resurgence has blossomed at the heart of Grand Slam tennis in southwest London. The root of his adversities began at a low-key ATP tournament in western India two years ago.
Between then and now, the 36-year-old former world No.3 and 2014 US Open champion has been through multiple knee surgeries, a fall to outside 1000 in the world rankings, and a humble buckle down at the Challenger level.
And so, when this understated Croatian, who's won 21 ATP titles and made the Slam semi-finals six times, terms a second-round victory at Wimbledon one of the best of his two-decade long career, you've got to agree with him.
Not just because he sent the fourth seed and home favourite Jack Draper packing 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 in his first Wimbledon since 2021; not also because Cilic was back to doing Cilic-things at Slams, with that steely fist bump and gritty eyes; but also given how his body and mind have unravelled at various points of this troubled phase that threatened to diminish what more this career could have been."Considering everything that happened in the last 2-3 years... lots of rehab, lots of unknowns," Cilic said of the significance of his victory over Draper. "(But) All the time, there was this spark of desire and feeling that my level is still there."...
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