Marin Cilic reached 3rd place in the ATP rankings and at the US Open in 2014 and only returned to the courts in January after six months with a meniscus injury. With his presence assured in the Chilean competition, he becomes the fifth player ratified by the organization so far.
The arrival of a Grand Slam champion shakes up the Movistar Chile Open 2024. From the official website of the event they announced that Marin Cilic, a 35-year-old Croatian tennis player, became the fifth confirmed competitor to participate at the ATP 250 which will take place in the city of Santiago.
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Fans who will attend the tournament which will take place from February 24 to March 3 at the San Carlos de Apoquindo courts have received positive news. Marin Cilic, tennis player who conquered the US Open in 2014 before the local John Isner and the 2018 Davis Cup with Croatia in a final series in which the French team competed, presented in the national tournament, desatando the surprise of the fans of racket..
“We have the first World Championship for the Movistar Chile Open 2024! Marin Cilic is the fifth confirmed for our tournament. The Croatian, former 3rd in the world, champion of the 2014 US Open and the 2018 Davis Cup, will come and demonstrate all his talent in Santiago,” they indicated on the event networks.
The former 3rd in the ATP ranking joins four other already confirmed athletes: Nicolás Jarry (18th), Sebastián Báez (29th), Tomás Etcheverry (32nd) and Arthur Fils (34th) They were the first registered on the list of tennis players who will participate in the tournament organized in Las Condes.
With this surprising confirmation, the Balkan will look to continue to gain strength for future competitions after being injured for six months due to meniscus surgery and the repercussions that the surgery had on his knee. His last match before returning in the first week of January took place on July 24, 2023, when he lost in the round of 16 of the Umag Tournament against the Italian Flavio Cobolli in two sets.
The Croatian’s inactivity was reflected in his participation in the ATP 250 in Hong Kong and the Australian Open. In the circuit organized in the Chinese city, he was beaten 3-6, 7-6 and 7-6 against the German. Jan-Lennard Struff. For his part, during the first Grand Slam of the year, he also said goodbye early after losing to the Hungarian. Fabian Marozsan in four sets (6-1, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5).
In addition to being considered in Chile as Wild Card (player who receives an invitation to participate in the competition), the tennis player has received interest from ATP 250 in Buenos Aires and will enter by protected classification for the ATP 500 based in Rio de Janeiro.
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