Croatian Cilic overpowers Lacko to reach fourth round


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 02 Jul 2016

Britain Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England - 2/7/16 Croatia's Marin Cilic celebrates winning his match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) - Lofty Croatian Marin Cilic made short work of Slovak qualifier Lukas Lacko on Saturday, finishing their rain delayed third round match 6-3 6-3 6-4 with nine aces in the final set.

The 2014 U.S. Open champion had already wrapped up two sets when rain set in on Friday and he was clearly in no mood to mess about on a blustery Court 12.

Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Tennis

Tennis-Murray to make return from injury at Geneva Open
Tennis-Gauff puts Paris Olympics in same bracket as Grand Slams
Tennis-Zverev says expanded Masters events not great for top-ranked players
Tennis-Pegula unsure about French Open participation
Tennis-Tsitsidosa era ends as Badosa announces split with Tsitsipas
Tennis-Sinner to play in French Open only if 100% fit
Tennis-Rublev to return to hospital after taking Madrid title
Tennis-Rublev downs Auger-Aliassime to win Madrid Open title
Tennis-Sabalenka takes positives from Madrid Open defeat to Swiatek
Tennis-Swiatek outlasts Sabalenka in marathon final to win Madrid Open

Others Also Read