Marin Čilić showed grit and persistence; forcing a fifth straight against Roger Federer, but it wasn’t meant to be Sunday night in Melbourne. Federer would claim his 20th Grand Slam title which is a record on the men’s side. Čilić is now 1-2 in Grand Slam finals, only winning the 2014 US Open title against Nishikori.
Marin Čilić takes on 19-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer tonight in the Australian Open final: 7:30PM (AUS)/3:30AM (ET). It can be seen LIVE in the USA on ESPN.
Čilić has only defeated Federer once in nine tries; on his way to the 2014 US Open title. Čilić will try to avenge a disappointing 2017 Wimbledon Finals result where he lost to Fed in straight sets due to a severe blister issue. Roger Federer has yet to lose a set in the Australian Open this year.
It’s a Croatian affair ‘Down Under.’
Čilić is in the men’s final. His opponent, Roger Federer, has Croatian tennis legend Ivan Ljubičić in his corner as coach. And Mate Pavić has won the men’s doubles title alongside Austrian teammate Oliver Marach.
thx
it changes the speed of the play
basically like a fast court or slow court
also the fact cilic began the match with his racquets all strung to the wrong tension (he was prepared for outdoor)
whereas fed was 100% ready
so yeah it’s kinda faggy what they did to poor marin de man
Sup, i dont follow tennis ( i also rarely watch cilic because of this). How does indoor/outdoor that much of a change?
Oh and, they also didn’t tell Cilic they were going to close the roof, but they did tell Federer, as even his fans are recognising in comments
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wjmarsden 9h ago I am a huge Federer fan but when I learned that Cilic had not been told early enough that he was going to be playing under the roof while Federer had been told I thought that was grossly unfair. Playing inside vs outside makes a big difference
So if you were wondering why marin had racquet probs in the first set, there’s your answer. I actually saw Marin talking about it in his press-conf. So yeah, just more bullshit to add to the list of fuck you we want fed to win things.
Such a big gap in between 2nd seed & 6th seed, that’s the reality of it
0 combined minutes for World Class Vrsaljko and the Croatian Messi. At least they can trade for each others clean jerseys..
Ya it’s rigged. Taking nothing away from Federer that roof should not have been closed. The temp at 19:00 hrs was 32.7. At 19:20 it was 32.5. The threshold is 32.5. It’s only gonna get cooler as the sun sets. The match started at 19:35.. total bullshit.
yes Iggy, it’s all rigged…the ATP/WTA tours are cash cows businesses like all the others and it’s all about hype for TV rights, sponsorships, merchandising, etc, etc…They tweaked it for Federer this year with roof and schedule the same way they slowed down the grass courts and used heavier balls to help that ass picking retarded Nadal at Wimbledon a decade ago. It’s all about creating bogus rivalries and pushing the “golden child” indeed to make mucho $$$$ out of the average sucker. We are being played like a fiddle and it was beyond sweet to watch Miocic stick it to Dana White last week when the magic PC kneegrow came crashing down!
Sports are fun, but it’s still bread and circuses for the sheeple just like phony (((Hollywoodd))). Don’t be fooled…
Lol iggy I stayed u till 4 And finally crashed
I normally get up at that time lol
U were the one that bailed after the first game lol jk buddy
Glad Marin made a valiant effort
Watch he will get him at Wimbledon or us open and tuis time our boy takes him
I was really happy with how Marin played. The old Marin packs it in after the first set and goes down without firing a bullet. At the end he simply ran out of gas. Not breaking fed in the first game of the fifth was the decider. By the way, closing the roof was complete bullshit. They left it open for the women and Halep ended up in the hospital because they stuck to their own rules. They broke the same rules because the know Fed is basically unbeatable indoors. In any case, proud of Marin. He will absolutely win more slams. We have the 3rd ranked player in the world and he will one day be number 1. We should be proud of that.
BTW here’s some info on that BS decision to close the roof to help fed:
https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/australian-open-officials-explain-why-roof-was-closed-for-mens-singles-final-as-players-ridicule-call/news-story/91316f93d2f979d08a7abc5c9b05ad3e
So like i said, this comes on top of (a) them slowing the courts to help him (b) him having night matches every single match whilst other plays play in 70 degree celsius during the day (c) they bizarrely close the roof for the final – something never done before, befuddling commentators and players – oh and btw it happens to help fed
see what i mean about how rigged tennis is? Total fucking bullshit, they do everything they can so the golden child can win
fucking sickening trash
Can Ivan Ljubicic also stop being a fucking traitor? LOL
i dont know if he mentally caved
i mean you are better off saying imagine if he didnt goto pieces in the FIRST set
i think he couldnt maintain that level for 2 whole sets tbh
he also may have been fatigued considering he played nearly twice as long as federer coming in, and he played during the day in 70 degree celsius on court conditions in nearly every match, while federer played in aircon at night cos he’s a golden child
just think about all of those factors; this was a major accomplishment and he should feel proud
also im glad he wasnt crying or hanging his head at the end, he spoke really well and held himself great
seriously proud of the dude right now!
cilic had all the momentum going into the last set, he should have broken federer in the first game of the last set, and instead federer broke him on his service. cilic couldve and shouldve been up 2-0 that last set and who knows wut would have happened after that, but mental midget disease just wont go away.
Great tennis vs the greatest champion.
Guess I will have to watch Halilovic’s Las Palmas vs Vrsaljko’s Atletico Madrid in hopes for some Croatian joy today.
Even tho it looks like Cilic prolly gonna lose, super proud of his performance, and i hope he doesnt feel bad or crying after the match or something, cos he should feel proud too tbh
well i felt like id been to this rodeo before
but like i said im super (happily) surprised at how his mental strength has improved
what was he down in the 4th? 3-1 ? and just activated beast mode and smashed fed games in a row
whatever happens here, you have to praise Marin’s mentality
my god has he improved mentally
a year ago he would’ve gone to pieces, but now he’s like at a whole new level
@Iggy- no matter what happens in the 5th, I will never forget hiw you gave up on our boy Cilic.
idemo !!!!
those PIKERS are gonna regret not staying up if he wins the match now hehe, yay into the 5th ! 😀
I’m here Iggy…looking good in the 4th
did all u pikers give up cos he was losing and goto bed?
LOOSERS lol
Cilic playing like a demon
such a pity he gave away the first set due to mental frailty
imagine if he played like this all match
You know, if Cilic did win this match (and yes that’s a big if), it would seriously go down as one of the great HRV sporting moments ever imo
you know what this reminds me of
if some of you are as old as me, you’ll remember how HRV did great in basketball in the 92 olympics, won the silver medal. And – we were the ONLY team to lead against the dream team in the whole tourney
in this tourney, Cilic is the only player to take a set off Fed
^ ^
This might be it.
it’s honestly 90% mental for marin
if he plays like he’s been playing in his other matches to this point, he has a legit chance to win
i mean he just gave away the first set cos he had a breakdown, not something u want to do with fed
but credit where due, he picked himself up off the floor (where he definitely was) and focused
honestly even if he loses ill be somewhat happy now cos of the way he came back from the brink and didnt break down in tears like wimbledon
i want a proper match with actual cilic vs actual fed; that is all i ask
YESSS!!!
2am had a nap will let’s do this
Let’s hope he can build on this set
I’m just glad it’s not like that first set
Great fight cilic at the end. Ajmo Marine!!
Man much better set from
Cilic should be his By now. If he can win this 2nd set can maybe do this
Well that’s just it iggy. Federer finds weaknesses and exploits them. He so good. Sure dude is gonna lose once in a while but he always there in the end. Great athlete .
just to expand on “is roger this much better”
keep in mind that in the 2014 us open, cilic absolutely crushed fed in straight sets, humiliated him
he was awesome
physically, he can definitely beat federer
mentally ????
Man early chance at a break for Marin no dice
Federer is the best athlete of all time bar none!
he would have to overcome his mental demons just to avoid a flogging
i guess we’ll see if his hot psychologist fiancee has been helping him out?
lol
Maybe cilic got a lot of money on Federer;)
no the weather’s fine, bit warm but nothing special compared to other nights
like i said it’s the first time EVER in the history of the aus open they closed it for the final
and the only reason: it is better for fed
they conspire to give him every advantage possible cos they desperately want him to always win since he’s mr popular
it’s not that federer is even better than cilic
this ISNT cilic
this is exactly what happened at wimbledon
i dont know if cilic can beat federer cos like in that match, CILIC never showed up
this isnt him, he was so aggressive and awesome in every match but this
he’s mentally gone to pieces, that’s why i said i only needed to see the first game, 1 game and i know it’s over, he’s already cracked, he won’t turn it around, steamroll coming, sorry guys
i even stopped watching and went back to the movie i was watching after the first game, lol
Well this is positive.
He basically just has to play stupid aggressive
Play to win. Cause he ain’t gonna sit there and hit back and forth with Federer
Iggy why they close roof? Is weather shit?
Well let’s say first set a wash
Maybe he can turn it around
Is cilic that much worse or is Federer that freaking great
And I want whatever drugs he is on to stay so useful
yeah its a real pity he got fed twice when he made the final
i wish fed had fucked off and retired
btw notice how they cheat to help fed? last year they slowed the courts specifically to help him
this year he got all night matches while others suffered in 40 degree heat
now they closed the roof for the first time ever cos it helps him
it really is fucking bs
Nerves aside if cilic plays anyone else in
These last couple finals he has a legit shot at being 3 slam
Champ
Federer got to be the most dominant athlete in all
Sports relatively speaking
Man bad start
He gonna get smoked
John McEnroe biggest douche commentator tho
1 game in and the match is over already so he won’t win lol
Whataya say Iggy, if Marin wins today is he better than Goran?
For sure iggy.
Yeah he did
let’s hope it’s a good omen
Pavic won again i think.
Pavic won the mens doubles and can also win mixed, imagine if 3 of th etitles went to croats? : )
Pavic going again at midnight eastern time in mixed doubles.