A distinguished tennis journalist: ‘It’s weird to see Cilic playing in Rolland Garros’s qualifications’
Croatian tennis player Marin Čilić (36) by winning against Half Martin Tiffon (25) won the Rolland Garros qualification final. The opponent in the third round of qualifying will be South African Lloyd Harris (28).
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Marin Cilic performs in the Roland Garros semifinals
Cilic’s placement in the third round of qualifying for the French Grand Slam tournament surprised the famous tennis journalist Christopher Clarey (61). He believes that the Croat is not a place in qualifiers where, according to semi -professional, he plays.
He was surprised by the fact that Cilic, as a 104, tennis player on the ATP ladder, did not receive an invitation by the organizer. The Croat is currently one of the few in the tournament that has the title of Grand Slam.
Three years ago on the same ground came to the semifinals where he was better than him Casper Ruud. The match ended 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 for Norwegian.
The only Grand Slam in your career
Cilic’s only Grand Slam title is from 2014 when he won the US Open. On the way to the finals, Kevin Andresen won, and in the semifinals he achieved a big win against Roger Federer with 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 4. In the finals he was better than Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
