Cilic wins battle of Wimbledon's marathon men


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 05 Jul 2015

Marin Cilic of Croatia celebrates after winning his match against John Isner of the U.S.A. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

LONDON (Reuters) - A match between two missile-serving giants had the potential to go on for hours but luckily for Marin Cilic he only needed 15 minutes and two games on Saturday to complete a 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-7(4) 12-10 win over John Isner.

With the Wimbledon third-round match suspended at 10-10 in the fifth set under gathering gloom on Friday, the duo who hold the distinction of winning the annual tournament's two longest matches, returned to lock horns on a sun-drenched Court One.

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