17:43
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 7:5, 0:1
Cilic takes a huge risk here, but fires the forehand right on the line. Rublev’s passing shot isn’t bad either, but Cilic lets it fly and gets the point because the ball lands just behind the line.
17:41
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 7:5, 0:0
Cilic has to be careful! Although the Croatian starts well again and quickly leads 40:0, Rublev does not give up here and at least gets the debut after a passing ball.
17:36
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 7:5
That went great! Without any problems and with a clean sheet, Rublev serves through here and doesn’t let anything burn at all. Set number one goes to the 24-year-old Russian.
17:33
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 6:5
There’s the break! Rublev defends well but needs Cilic’s mistake. This, however, does him the favor and fires a forehand well behind the line.
17:32
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 5:5
And this error could have come now. When the score was 15:15, Cilic let Rublev fly a ball, but it landed right on the line. As a result, Rublev gets the next point and two more breakballs with a cracking forehand.
17:29
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 5:5
But this one withstands the pressure and that even after a 0:15. Rublev serves strong and takes that first set into “overtime”. You still have the feeling that every mistake can make the difference here.
17:23
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 4:5
Take a deep breath with the Croatians! Cilic still turns the game in his favor and gets the 5:4. Now the pressure is on Rublev, who serves against losing the set.
17:22
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 4:4
Strong, however, as the 33-year-old saves himself again. Among other things, Cilic serves up his seventh ace and a service winner. Rublev can’t do anything about missing two more break chances.
17:20
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 4:4
It’s quite possible that Marin Cilic will get it. The Croatian wobbles again here and has breakballs against him again after a forehand error.
17:19
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 4:4
Slowly but surely the game is going into crunch time. After Cilic wobbled briefly, Rublev got through his service without any problems. Who manages the first and maybe decisive break here?
17:12
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 3:4
In the end, the first hard-fought service game goes to server Marin Cilic. The Croatian defends himself in the decisive phase with his powerful service and after a little effort he is able to make it 4: 3.
17:06
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 3:3
Cilic serves twice well through the middle, once even with an ace. The Croatian makes a debut.
17:05
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 3:3
Rublev’s return is actually too short, but the 24-year-old speculates correctly and is already in the corner where Cilic places the forehand. Rublev makes the point and now has two break points here.
17:02
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 3:3
For the first time, the two players show a really longer rally. Rublev tries a few times to attack the opponent’s forehand from a different angle with his backhand and Cilic finally obliges him and makes the mistake.
16:57
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 2:3
After clay court tennis, it doesn’t really look like that at all. The rallies are too short here and the serve plays too big a role, which is now again the basis for Marin Cilic’s game win.
16:55
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 2:2
Rublev, meanwhile, has won zero from three points over the second serve, but the Russian shows a high level of consistency on the first serve. Almost 90% of the first serves succeed and Rublev now has four aces.
16:52
A. Rublev-M. Cilic 1:2
Cilic now has four aces. However, the Croatian can also score if the first serve doesn’t come. If he comes through the second service, Cilic still scores 80% of the points.
16:46
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 1:1
But Rublev is in no way inferior to the whole thing. The Russian also serves very well and has no problem winning his serve either.
16:42
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 0:1
And the 33-year-old continues to play really well and wins the first game without any problems. Cilic is off to a good start here.
16:40
A. Rublev – M. Cilic 0:0
Here we go! Cilic opens the game with his own serve and immediately serves really well. The Croatian starts the match with two aces.
16:14
Soon it will start!
The last women’s quarter-final is now played, Iga Swiatek completes the semi-final. Now it’s the men’s turn and in about 15 minutes Rublev and Cilic will get going on the Philippe-Chatrier!
15:51
Exclamation point in the round of 16!
On the other side, Marin Cilic is someone who is bursting with self-confidence. In the round of 16, the Croatian defeated Daniil Medvedev in three clear sets. Even if he doesn’t feel particularly comfortable on sand, shooting the number two in the world out of the stadium is a big exclamation mark. Should Cilic be able to maintain this performance, he will certainly cause problems for Rublev.
15:46
air upward
Andrey Rublev has rarely been completely convincing in the course of the tournament so far. The Russian was always inconsistent in the early stages of the game and lost one of the first two sets in every match. In the round of 16, Rublev benefited from the task of Jannik Sinner, who had stood up to him at least once before. So it’s clear that the world number seven needs a performance upgrade today to advance to the semifinals.
14:42
Warm welcome!
Good day and hello to the French Open 2022! There are more quarter-finals in Roland Garros this Wednesday. Among others, Andrey Rublev meets Marin Cilic. The two are playing the third game today at the Philippe Chatrier and should start around 4:15 p.m. according to the current status.