Former US Open champion Marin Cilic engulfed fans’ memories by defeating world number two Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in a men’s singles fourth round match on Monday, May 30. Cilic equaled his best performance to date with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 win over Medvedev at Roland Garros in a one-off match at Philippe Chattier in one hour and 45 minutes.
Cilic, who last reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 2018, switched from the word go as he broke Medvedev’s serve twice in each of three sets to wrap up a quick match in Paris. Cilic turned the clock backwards, displaying superb court coverage, and used all his experience to make sure he would never let Medvedev back down, who competes in the clay-court Grand Slam under a neutral flag. are doing.
Cilic, the former world No. 3 player who won the US Open in 2014 and reached the final of the 2018 Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2017, is yet to play the final Sunday at the French Open. After ousting Giles Simon and Medvedev, Cilic will face seventh seed Andre Rublev in the quarter-finals this weekend.
“One of the best matches of my career from start to finish. I really enjoyed being out here.
“The last 10-15 days were very good for me. Consistent tennis. Against guys like Daniil Medvedev you have to keep level. You have to really focus to move up to that level,” Cilic said after his win on Monday Will happen.” ,
“One of the best matches of my career from start to finish.”@cilic_marinaccept praise #Roland Garros pic.twitter.com/UQnJsEglwL
— roland-garros (@rolandgarros) 30 May 2022
Cilic scored 90 percent in his first serve against the error-prone Medvedev, who hit 5 double faults.
Medvedev admitted in the lead-up to the French Open that clay was not his strongest surface. The defending US Open champion, who reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros last year, entered the clay season with a 6-week injury.
Earlier in the day, fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out in the men’s singles fourth round by 19-year-old Holger Rune, who became the first Danish man to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals.