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... then Cilic then you've got a free game or a tiebreak!
Uh oh ... 15-30 Don't stuff up Marin!! ... ...
5-3* Need to hold now!
5*-4 Now or never Lukasz! Will Cilic choke? If his TB in the first set is anything to go by he might!
15-30 ... ... :-( GP ... And Holds!! How many opportunities does Kubot want? So frustrating this especially as Cilic was so bad in that 1st set TB!!
Here we go again 40-0 ...
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... , Juan Martin Del Potro (6.6 to win the Australian Open), and Andy Murray’s conqueror Marin Cilic (40.0), who play a similar game that fuses two very different generations of players into one scarily effective specimen.
Both ... of the serve-volley game did in their pomp, Del Potro and Cilic prefer to hit the ball as hard as possible from the baseline, keeping the points ...
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Yes, Gael Monfils is still playing a little too defensively. However, his acrobatics in Paris, particularly against Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals, even surpassed his usual standard. Now he ... in Paris after dominating the opening set.
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Marin Cilic
Marin Cilic, the giant Croat, keeps improving. Cilic achieved his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal of the year in Paris, where he was worn down by ...
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... and all, but I just haven't been so sold on him for a while - especially since the US Open. That loss he took there was - well, not stupid, because Cilic played absolutely lights out - but... unfitting, I guess. Outside the Slams, sure, a ... def. Arnaud Clement, 6-2 6-2
Gael Monfils def. Julien Benneteau, 6-46-3
Marin Cilic def. Fernando Verdasco, 3-6 6-3 6-4
Radek Stepanek def. Andy Murray, 1- ...
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... Murray. He’s a talented player but it’s been proven if you attack him ala Marin Cilic, Roger Federer you will win. His mental toughness is still an issue and ... guys.
Wildcards – Sam Querrey. Querrey certainly had a decent 2009 and I can see him getting into the top 15 but winning a Slam feels out of reach.
Marin Cilic – Could the super tall Croat have a Del Potro like year ...
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... point, which included a mid-air two-handed smash against Marin Cilic during the quarterfinals of the Bercy event last week, a ... , which took place at 6-3, 2-4, Cilic serving. Monfils, who had never made the finals of a Masters 1000 event, ... what suddenly changed in the mindset of Monfils while slapping back a Cilic overhead?
Was his career worthy of a second look?
One could say that Monfils’ ...
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... to secure the two remaining spots. The others are Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Fernando Verdasco and Gonzalez.
There were also wins for No. 12 Marin Cilic of Croatia, No. 13 Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and No. 15 Gael Monfils of France.
Monfils beat David Guez ... handled Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-4, 6-0, and Cilic rallied to beat Lukasz Kubot of Poland 6-7 (3), 6 ...
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... Davydenko, who plays Soderling or Ivo Karlovic next, currently lies seventh, with Fernando Verdasco eighth.
Spaniard Verdasco can eliminate Radek Stepanek and Marin Cilic from the running by winning his opening match in Paris against Andreas Seppi later on Tuesday.
Tsonga, who pulled out of the Valencia Open last week with a ...
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... .964
7 Fernando Verdasco 52 20 777.10269
8 Nikolay Davydenko 54 17 776.9991
9 Fernando Gonzalez 38 15 774.0963
10 Robin Soderling 50 18 773.41136
11 Marin Cilic 46 20 757.39949
12 Radek Stepanek 44 22 756.21372
13 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 52 21 755.54087
14 Gael Monfils 38 18 755.02678
15 Tommy Haas 33 ...
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... beat Andreas Seppi of Italy beat 6-7 6-4 6-4.
Spanish tennis player’s victory means the Czech tennis player Radek Stepanek and Marin Cilic of Croatia eliminated from the struggle for place, leaving only five players who compete for the remaining two tickets to the event in London featuring the world’s top eight players, with ...
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... round match.
But Spain's Fernando Verdasco, who was holding on to the eighth and final slot, lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Marin Cilic of Croatia.
His defeat meant that Davydenko was assured of finishing the week no lower than eighth which stamped his ticket for London.
Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to his compatriot ...
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... the final qualifying spot to his buddy and Davis Cup teammate, Fernando Verdasco, who blew off his own foot a few days ago. Oh, Marin Cilic, the guy who eliminated Verdasco, had something to do with that; but however you slice it, Verdasco lost control of his own fate.But never fear, "Dasco - Nadal is also a nice enough guy to want to get ...
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... at 20:00 local time (Paris) for Semifinal Paris-Bercy PNB Paribas.
Gael Monfils plays the worm, Radek Stepanek. Monfils advanced after a tough tussle with Marin Cilic while Steps eased through when Juan Martin Del Potro retired with an ab injury down 4-0 in the first set.
With the Parisian crowd at his side I ...
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Mens Singles: Quarter-final
(15) Gael Monfils (Fra) bt (12) Marin Cilic (Cro) 3-6 6-4 6-4
(13) Radek Stepanek (Cze) bt (5) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) 4-0 ret
(3) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (9) Robin Soderling (Swe) 6-4 1-6 6-3
(2) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt (8) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) 7-5 7-5
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... .
Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 6-2, 6-2.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8), France, def. Gilles Simon (11), France, 6-2, 6-3.
Marin Cilic (12), Croatia, def. Fernando Verdasco (7), Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Gael Monfils (15), France, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-4, 6-3.
Radek Stepanek ...
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