Former World No. 3 Marin Cilic began his 2022 ATP Tour season on Wednesday by recording the 550th match win of his career at the Adelaide International 1.
The third-seeded Croatian defeated Thiago Monteiro of Brazil 6-4, 7-6(3) in one hour and 56 minutes to reach the quarter-finals, where he will meet seventh-seeded Serbian Laslo Djere. Cilic, who lifted the Stuttgart and St. Petersburg titles last year, struck 16 aces and won 41 of 48 first-service points.
Fourth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe came within a point of a set and 4-2 advantage on five occasions, but handed the momentum back to Thanasi Kokkinakis, who seized control for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory in two hours and 15 minutes.
Kokkinakis, through to his first ATP Tour semi-final since August 2019 at Los Cabos, now faces Sweden’s Mikael Ymer, who was a 6-3, 6-2 victor over eighth seed Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea.
The third-seeded Croatian defeated Thiago Monteiro of Brazil 6-4, 7-6(3) in one hour and 56 minutes to reach the quarter-finals, where he will meet seventh-seeded Serbian Laslo Djere. Cilic, who lifted the Stuttgart and St. Petersburg titles last year, struck 16 aces and won 41 of 48 first-service points.
Fourth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe came within a point of a set and 4-2 advantage on five occasions, but handed the momentum back to Thanasi Kokkinakis, who seized control for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory in two hours and 15 minutes.
Kokkinakis, through to his first ATP Tour semi-final since August 2019 at Los Cabos, now faces Sweden’s Mikael Ymer, who was a 6-3, 6-2 victor over eighth seed Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea.