Second seed Daniil Medvedev overturned a two-set deficit for the first time in his career to grind down former runner-up Marin Cilic in a bruising third-round clash at Wimbledon on Saturday. But the heat went out of Cilic's game as the evening dragged on and Medvedev patiently clawed his way back from the brink. It was a similar story in the third set as Medvedev began to dictate the points with his relentless accuracy and by the time the fifth set started Cilic looked deflated, asking the chair umpire how much light there was left for play. Medvedev double-faulted twice on match points in the next game as he briefly lost focus to give Cilic a slender lifeline. Suddenly Cilic looked fired-up again as the crowd got behind the 2017 finalist but Medvedev put down the mini rebellion with a powerful first serve to end the contest.

Source: The Hindu July 03, 2021 19:52 UTC