Croatia's Marin Cilic reacts after missing a shot during his third round match against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 22, 2016. REUTERS/Jason O'Brien
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open continued to be an unhappy hunting ground for Marin Cilic on Friday as the former U.S. Open champion perished in the third round in a 6-4 7-6(5) 7-5 defeat by Roberto Bautista Agut.
The Croatian 12th seed fired down 15 aces and belted 46 winners but that was not enough to topple his Spanish rival, who capitalised on Cilic's 55 unforced errors to equal his best showing at Melbourne Park.
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