Marathon man Marin Cilic bowed out of his first Australian Open semi-final on Thursday disappointed and exhausted but will take away a top 10 ranking and more confidence to beat the game's best players.
The towering Croat, who upset quarter-final opponent Andy Roddick in his third five-set match of the tournament, appeared to have a chance of securing another shock with a win over a sluggish Andy Murray after taking the first set.
The match turned on one shot, however, when the fifth-seeded Briton broke Cilic, the number 14 seed, at 2-2 in the second set with a spectacular passing shot, then powered home to win 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena.
Eventho' , Cilic was running on fumes, Murray had to play superb tennis to win. In that sense, Cilic was beaten in the previous rounds.
REUTERS
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