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Cilic beats Edmund to reach Australian open final
Melbourne, Jan 25 (IANS) Croatia’s Marin Cilic on Thursday beat Briton Kyle Edmund 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 to qualify for the Australian Open final.
It took Cilic, a first-time Australian Open finalist, two hours and 18 minutes to defeat the 49th seed Edmund at the semifinals, reports Efe.
“I just stayed mentally focused and tried to play every single point. It was extremely crucial in the tiebreak to keep that pressure,” the 29-year-old Cilic said.
“Today was a different intensity than my match with Rafa. I think overall I’m feeling really good. Now I have two days off so it’s going to be a nice one on Sunday,” he added.
The sixth seed, who is to move up to a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the ATP rankings, defeated world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 2-0 after the Spaniard quit following an injury during their match.
In the final of the season’s first Grand Slam, Cilic is due to play either Switzerland’s Roger Federer, the reigning Australian Open champion, or South Korea’s Hyeon Chung.
Federer, widely regarded as the greatest men’s tennis player to ever live, and Chung, a relative unknown before this year’s Australian Open, face off in a classic David verses Goliath match on Friday.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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