Chichi’s Preview & Prediction for Marin Cilic v. Rafael Nadal
I don’t think Rafa is 100 percent. This will cost him later on in the tournament, but for now I think he will get by the Croat. One of the deciding factors on why I believe Rafa will win is that he will be the night match. The conditions will be slower and allow Rafa [...]
ChiChi’s Preview & Predictions Isner v. Cilic
Isner over Cilic- I’ll go with Isner here. He has the better serve and can definitely compete with Cilic off the ground. Surprisingly these guys haven’t played before so I expect the first set to go to a tiebreaker because it will be a feeling out process. I like Isner in tiebreakers because of his [...]
Friday’s ATP Tour Results: Munich, Estoril, Belgrade
Serbia Open 2010 (Belgrade, Serbia) – Isner, Querrey, Wawrinka Reach Semi-finals, Estoril Open (Estoril, Portugal) – Federer To Play Defending Champion [...]
Thursday’s ATP Tour Results: Munich, Estoril, Belgrade
Serbia Open 2010 (Belgrade, Serbia) – Djokovic Opens Title Defense, BMW Open by FWU RETAKAFUL (Munich, Germany) – Cilic Leads Seeds Into Quarter-finals [...]
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (Monte-Carlo, Monaco) – Cilic, Tsonga, Verdasco Reach Third Round
Singles – Second Round
[4] M Cilic (CRO) d I Andreev (RUS) 67(4) 61 64
[5] J Tsonga (FRA) d N Almagro (ESP) 76(5) 75
One More to Go: Andy Murray
Scotsman Andy Murray defeated Croatian Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in 3 hours and 2 minutes. Murray started the match off a little tight, but opened up as the match wore on. Murray’s goal was to extend the rallies from the baseline to work the tired legs of the young Croat who had contested [...]
The Truth: Marin Cilic
21 year old Croatian Marin Cilic defeated American Andy Roddick in 5 sets, 7-6(4), 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 in 3 hours and 50 minutes. This match featured peaks and valleys by both players in an exciting quarterfinal. Cilic himself best described this match to ESPN’s Darren Cahill in the following excerpt: Cahill: “Marin, into your [...]
Composed: Andy Roddick
Seventh seeded American Andy Roddick defeated the shotmaking Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Roddick converted only 4 of 18 break point opportunities and at the same time he survived 83 winners from Gonzalez’s racquet. Roddick kept a steady mental effort throughout the match and it paid dividends for him at the end of the [...]
