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Australian Open: Cilic earns 100th Grand Slam win
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Marin Cilic of Croatia on Sunday defeated Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (9-7), advancing to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
This was Cilic’s 100th Grand Slam career win, securing him a place in the quarterfinals of a major for the 11th time, reports Efe.
“This is a beautiful (landmark) and I hope I can gather three more here,” Cilic said after the match that lasted nearly three hours and half.
Earning his 100th Grand Slam win was not easy, as Carreño Busta rallied back from 2-5 down, pushing the set to a tie break, which the Spaniard won.
Cilic, the six-seed, was able to draw level thanks to two breaks in the second set, while he held his serve.
Both players managed to break the other’s twice; Carreño Busta had a chance to serve for the third set with the scores at 6-5, but Cilic held firm.
During the third set tie break, Cilic routed Carreño Busta, who seemed like he could not get past the missed opportunity.
Cilic’s momentum continued in the fourth set as he broke his rival’s opening serve to love, only to be broken back in the sixth game.
The 2014 US Open champion Cilic held his serve during the rest of the set, as did Carreño Busta, with the former prevailing in the third tiebreak to advance into the last 8, where he will face Spaniard Rafael Nadal.
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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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