French Open 2022 Live – Daniil Medvedev vs Marin Cilic: A red-hot Marin Cilic left no doubt in a fourth-round domination of World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev on Monday night. Cilic completely shocked Medvedev with his POWERPLAY. Former GRAND Slam champion blasted into the Roland Garros quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory on Court Phillippe Chatrier. Follow Cilic vs Medvedev Live and all French Open 2022 Live updates on InsideSport.IN
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French Open 2022 LIVE: Marin Cilic defeats Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to enter quarterfinals
⚡ A lightning-fast three set win by No.20 @cilic_marin tonight:#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/vkEWoNVcvc
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2022
“It was an absolutely fantastic match from the first point to the last,” he said in an on-court interview. “I enjoyed the atmosphere, enjoyed the night session here. I played incredible tennis — one of the best matches of my career from start to finish.”
Daniil Medvedev vs Marin Cilic: The 33-year-old is through to his third Roland Garros quarter-final (2017-18) and his first Grand Slam quarter-final since he reached that stage in three of the four majors in 2018, including the Australian Open final.
His victory over Medvedev was every bit as one-sided as the score suggests, with the classy Croatian breaking in the sixth game of the first two sets before racing out a a 4-0 advantage in the third. The 20th seed did not face a break point and won 90 per cent (35/39) of his first-serve points to advance. He was also ruthless on return, converting on five of his seven break chances in a one-hour, 45-minute victory.
French Open 2022 LIVE: Marin Cilic defeats Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to enter quarterfinals
Daniil Medvedev vs Marin Cilic: Cilic dominated Medvedev in every facet. He frequently gained an immediate advantage in rallies with strong serving and returning, but was equally comfortable beating his opponent in longer exchanges. Powerful and precise groundstrokes pulled Medvedev from side to side and set up opportunities for drop shots throughout as Cilic delighted the Chatrier crowd with his varied shotmaking.
With the win, Cilic improved to 1-10 against Top 10 opponents at Roland Garros and 4-21 against the Top 10 on clay. He was previously 2-3 in the fourth round in Paris.
Cilic next faces seventh seed Andrey Rublev.
Rublev moved past Jannik Sinner earlier on Monday when the Italian retired in the third set of their match. Cilic will be seeking his first Roland Garros semi-final.
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