Great celebraions in Croatia as Marin Cilic won the Croatiaa Open.
Last year final it wasn’t as good for Cilic as he was defeated by Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in three sets 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. 2012 was a completely different story. Marin had a fine tournament without dropping a set and the final looked to be a formality as he conceded only 6 games to his opponent to wrap up the match in 1h and 32m.
“It’s a real privilege to be among these champions,” Cilic said. “It was really special this week. I played great tennis and I was enjoying every moment in my matches. I’m really glad I won for my supporters, my team and myself.”
“Marcel is a really dangerous player, so it was not easy in the beginning. He was playing really well and not giving me too much,” said Cilic. “After I found some solutions, I kept with him and played great tennis. It was maybe my best match of the week. I had a streak of winning nine games in a row, so that was amazing. It helped me to relax and know that I was on the right path.”
“I think Marin was much better than me. He played a very good match,” said Granollers. “I was up 4-2 in the first set but I did not close out the set. Marin started to play better and better. The second set, I didn’t know how to win a point. I congratulate him on how he played.”
