Marin Cilic

Cilic is better at the net than Djokovic but Novak moves better than Marin. Cilic's strategy will be to throw down big serves and back it up with flat, …

Its always good fun when a Croat and a Serb meet up in a Grand Slam, and even better when its two quality players such as these.

After reaching the U.S. Open final a year ago, he jokingly said before this year’s tournament that he would get in the way of the much anticipated rematch of the Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
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30 Marin Cilic and No. 31 Andreas Seppi. WOMEN'S SEEDED WINNERS: Third Round: No. 2 Jelena Jankovic, No. 5 Elena Dementieva, No. 12 Marion Bartoli, No. …

Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga both got past their second round tests, but Marat Safin suffered another meltdown against Robredo.

Other survivors in the second round of the men's draw included Fernando Gonzalez, Nicolas Almagro, Igor Andreev and Marin Cilic.

Fellow Americans and good friends Mardy Fish and James Blake will square off under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday night. A spot in the fourth round of the U.S. Open is on the line.

Third seed Novak Djokovic tamed big-hitting American qualifier Robert Kendrick 7-6 6-4 6-4 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday.
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… American Robby Ginepri lost to 30th-seeded 6- foot-5 Croatian teenager Marin Cilic 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5. Ginepri was a semifinalist here three years ago. …

Among the other seeds advancing on the men's side were No. 28 Radek Stepanekof the Czech Republic and No. 30 Marin Cilic of Croatia. With files from AP.