Marin Cilic is reborn from the ashes in Hanghzou

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Three years of drought and some physical knee problems, Marin Cilic He once again tasted the sweetness of victory at the ATP 250 tournament in Hanghzou. The 35-year-old Croatian tennis player managed to defeat the local tennis player on Tuesday, Zhang Zhizhenin two tight sets and by doubles 7-6, to capture the twenty-first title of his career.


Cilic arrived at the Chinese tournament in 777th place in the ATP rankingand after his victory over Zhizhen, the veteran Croatian tennis player became the lowest ranked player to win an ATP title, thus surpassing Lleyton Hewittwho won the title at Adelaide in 1998, number 550 on the circuit.

During the match there was not a single break of service in the two sets of the match, necessitating a tie-break. But in a match of equals, Cilic completed his experience against the local tennis player, thus getting trophy number 21 of his record in a tournament where he came with an invitation.

Source: La Verdad

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