Tennis

23 year-old Osijek-born Donna Vekić has just qualified for her 1st Grand Slam quarterfinal match. #23 Vekić defeated Germany's Julia Gorges in the 4th Round of the US Open and will now play Swiss #13 ranked Belinda Bencic Tuesday in the quarterfinals. Vekić defeated Gorges 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 Monday afternoon in New York and will now play Bencic, who has a similar career … [Read more...] about Vekić Makes 1st Grand Slam Quarters

28 year-old Split native Petra Martić marched into her first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal match Sunday afternoon in Paris after beating Estonian Kaia Kanepi 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the 4th Round. But it wasn't meant to be as unranked Czech Marketa Vondrousova beat Martić 7-6, 7-5 in the quarters Tuesday night to end the Croatian's run. Martič got to the quarters by getting a huge … [Read more...] about Martić Goes Down In French Open Quarters

22 year-old Zagreb native Borna Ćorić was on a roll at this year's Australian Open until he met #28 Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the 4th Round Monday night. After taking the first set in a tiebreak, Ćorić looked tired, missing multiple easy shots that he would normally make. Ćoric is still waiting to play in his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. He lost the following sets 4-6, … [Read more...] about Ćorić Falls Short Of 1st Grand Slam Quarterfinal; Čilić Bows Out

It looked as if #6 Marin Čilić's Australian Open was over in the 3rd Round Friday night as #26 Spaniard Fernando Verdasco took the first two sets 6-4, 6-3 in dominant fashion; putting last year's Aussie Open finalist against a wall. However, Čilić battled back to win the third set 6-1 before taking the fourth set in a tiebreaker to gain some momentum back. He would ultimately … [Read more...] about Aussie Open Round 3: Čilić Comes Back From The Dead, Ćorić Through

After a slight miscue in the second set against Mackenzie McDonald, #6 Marin Čilić dismissed the American in four sets Wednesday night in Melbourne and will now play #26 Fernando Verdasco Friday. After winning the first set against McDonald, Čilić took the second set into a tiebreak where he was quickly up 4-0. But the wheels came off the wagon and Čilić would lose his … [Read more...] about Aussie Open Round 2: Čilić, Ćorić, Martić Through; Vekić, Karlović Done

The Australian Open is upon us! Last year's finalist, Marin Čilić, has big expectations after taking 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer five sets down under in 2018. Čilić is the #6 ranked player at the tournament this year and defeated Australian Bernard Tomic in straight sets Monday night in the first round. Čilić has a favorable draw to the quarterfinals … [Read more...] about Croatians Go Perfect 5-0 In Aussie Open 1st Round

DAY 3 Marin Čilić handled Lucas Pouille in straight sets Sunday to avenge his 2016 Davis Cup disappointment to beat France and hand Croatia their second ever Davis Cup championship. It was a fantastic result to cap a year that will be forever engraved in Croatian sports hearts. DAY 2 France didn't tuck their tails between their legs and let … [Read more...] about CROATIA: 2018 DAVIS CUP TENNIS WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!

21 year-old Zagreb native Borna Ćorić defeated 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Saturday but wasn't able to get past Novak Djokovic in the Final; losing 6-3, 6-4. Ćorić is on the rise and could very soon meet fellow Croatian Marin Čilić in the top 10 of world ranked tennis players. Ćorić has played … [Read more...] about Ćorić Falls To Djokovic In Shanghai Masters Final, Moves Up To #13 In The World