News about Marin Cilic

Matteo Berttini's injury problems progressed, and he was forced to miss the Australian Open without playing a single single round. In the first round of the first round, the former Wimbledon champion was supposed to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of Rod Laver Arena on Monday in one of the first round's plum ties. On Sunday, the tournament revealed that he had been forced to leave due to a right foot injury, making it the fourth time in the tournament's last eight grand slam tournaments where he hasn't been able to participate in a match.

Murray, who lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the first round of the Brisbane International last week before losing to Marin Cilic at Kooyong on Wednesday, although only in an exhibition case.

DICKSON, MELBOURNE: Andy Murray knows all about being heart broken by Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open, and he hopes that the Serb will break a few more times before he's done. Murray, 36, lost five Melbourne finals to his oldest rival, and although there are some concerns about the champion's fitness, Murray insists he will still see his more youthful opponents in the coming weeks. Carlos Alcaraz's victory at Wimbledon and Italian Jannik Sinner's victory over Djokovic three times in November (once in doubles) have raised concerns that his renowning may be more in jeopardy as he seeks his 11th Australian title.

Nadal failed to defend his crown until he suffered with injury before losing in straight sets to Mackenzie McDonald. During his second-round loss to American McDonald, the 22-time grand slam champion shook up and needed an immediate medical appointment out Wednesday. When he first started to make a wide ball, the top seed was down a set and a break against the 65th-ranked player. The Spaniard immediately bled and after McDonald's service extended to 5-3 in the second, Nadal called for the medical time to be released.

Since winning the first match against Croatia that allowed Australian No. 1 Alex de Minaur and makeshift doubles pairing Jordan Thompson to lead Australia back into the Davis Cup first team final, emotional players have welcomed and shared a kiss.

On Wednesday, two protesters stormed onto the court and threatened to tie themselves to the net, bringing a Davis Cup match to a halt. Borna Coric of Croatia was colluding in Malaga with Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut when a pair of climate activists briefly interrupted the second set by running onto the court. Five security guards rushed to bring the terrorists to their first war, one of whom may have been seen desperately trying to grab the net before being arrested. Fans were seen groaning as they were taken away by security before Coric went on to win in two sets.

The 35-year-old, who was competing in his first singles tournament since winning Wimbledon in July, defeated second seed Cilic 6-3 6-4 for his third tour-level crown of the year. Djokovic, the top seed, went through the tournament without losing a single set to become the first man to win on hard, clay, and grass courts this season.

Marin Cilic's fitness would be tested throughout Andy Murray's semi-finals, and we did not have a problem at all.

Roger Federer does not retire as one of the two greatest tennis players to have graced the stage, according to CHIEF SPORTS WRITER. Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic are an improvement on Federer if Margaret Court is more effective than Serena Williams. He hasn't won a Grand Slam since the 2018 Australian Open, and hasn't made it to the last four since 2020. In 2021, his last round of Grand Slam tennis ended in a 6-0 loss at Wimbledon. And yet, we know all of this is fantasy. Tennis has lost its greatest artist, a hero unlike no other, who influenced the game until it became almost highbrow, thanks to Federer's retirement. Federer's best moments on the sport page looked like his matches should be investigated on the culture pages, away from the sweat and effort of the sporting arena. The man himself never seemed to break into anything as unseemly as a sweat. His detractors would wilt, but he remained aloof. Of course not in reality. Federer's true art — as well as a strong streak of ruthlessness — seemed to be seamless integration.

Carlos Alcaraz never doubted that he would win the US Open this year, and told the Spaniard of his prediction, shortly after the teenager's victory in New York. Alcaraz won his first Grand Slam final at Flushing Meadows, defeating Norway's Casper Rudd 6-4, 2-6, (7-1). The 19-year-old revealed a letter from the Aussie star containing four simple words: 'I told you' shortly after winning the US Open Championship.'

Even if Casper Ruud beats Carlos Alcaraz to win the US Open and become the world number one, he does not expect to match the success of Erling Haaland in his native Norway. The culmination of what has been an amazing grand slam tournament will be a straight shootout for both males and top spot in the rankings. Ruud is now the best player in his country's history, having inherited a passion for the game from his father, Christian, who was a top-five player in the 1990s.

MIKE DICKSON, son of a tennis club janitor who fled civil war in Africa, might be able to live the American dream. The 24-year-old from Maryland has advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open, which is guaranteed to attract the first-time male Grand Slam champion on Sunday night. Tiafoe may be the man after knocking out Rafael Nadal to schedule a meeting with Russian Andrey Rublev, the conqueror of Cam Norrie, in the last eight.

Rafael Nadal did not win a match at a Grand Slam in 2022 until being bundled out of the US Open last night. The Spanish greats met in the fourth round in the same way as Britain's Cam Norrie, with both of them being barred from the competition in the fourth round. Nadal's hopes of extending his Major titles over Novak Djokovic were shattered 6-4 6-4 6-3 by America's 22nd seed Frances Tiafoe in just over three and a half hours.

After losing out to former US Open champion Marin Cilic in a long fight in the third round, Dan Evans had no regrets. Evans was hoping to make it to last year's run at Flushing Meadows when he reached the last-16, but he lost 7-6 (11) 6-2 7-5 after nearly four hours. In the first set tie-break, the British No. 2 missed three set points, but Cilic's serving, which included 26 aces, made the difference.

Jack Draper of the United Kingdom has dropped out of the US Open after suffering an injury in his third round match. Before he told the umpire that he was unable to continue, the 20-year-old was 6-3 4-6 6-5 down to Russian Karen Khachanov. Right before that, he had strapped up his right hamstring. It comes as a sad turn of events for the up-andcoming star who seemed to be on the march for the win before being plagued by the injury, allowing Khachanov to take the lead.

MIKE DICKSON: Cam Norrie's US Open outfit, which features blue shorts and a bright yellow shirt, makes a statement about the Ukrainian Civil War. The truth is a little more prosaic, and he has been teased by colleagues that he is resembled one of his favorite childhood cartoon characters. "Well done, SpongeBob," one friend texted me.' In the aftermath of a hard-fought, straight sets victory over Portugal's Joao Sousa, I used to watch it a lot.'

Dan Evans maintained his stellar play at the US Open by defeating James Duckworth to advance to the third round for the fifth time. Since being in the main draw and advanced to the fourth round 12 months ago, the British number two has only failed to make the last 32 times. Evans, who lost only six games to Jiri Vesely in the first round, seemed to be in for another good afternoon against Australian Duckworth when he took a two-set lead.

In the first set, the British ninth seed was untouchable, dominating his 229th ranked opponent's service match to take the courthouse to love. Despite Shelton's ability to play twice in the second set, he was ultimately no match for Norrie's all-around game.

In Montreal Friday night, Dan Evans defeated American Tommy Paul, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, advancing to the Canadian Open semifinals after winning over second seed Carlos Alcaraz and Marin Cilic, and the latter appeared to be in the driver's seat after easily dismissing Evans in the first set.