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Cilic advances to first Grand Slam Semifinal!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Marin Cilic has played over 19 hours of match play during the 2010 Australian Open. 5 sets against del Potro and now 5 sets against on Tuesday Roddick to advance to his first Grand Slam semifinal of his career. During a hard fought quarterfinal, Cilic won the first two sets until a Roddick resurgence in the 3rd and 4th set.  With the win against Roddick, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 in 3 hours, 50 minutes in Rod Laver Arena, Cilic has shown the top players in the world that he is mentally and physically ready to make his mark on the top 10. Good luck Marin!

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Marin Cilic in Fila's Heritage Collection

Marin Cilic in Fila's Heritage Collection

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Cilic into Quarterfinals in Melbourne!

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Marin Cilic in Fila's Heritage Collection

Marin Cilic in Fila's Heritage Collection

He is one of the hottest players on the ATP World Tour right now. After a strong finish in 2009 where he was close to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals and a win in Chennai for his first title of 2010, Marin Cilic faces Andy Roddick in the Quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday.  Cilic did not have an easy road to this match! During a four-plus hour match against US Open Champion Juan Martin del Potro, Cilic showed the world that he had what it takes to go head to head against the top players in the world. Roddick and Cilic have a 9-0 match record in 2010.  This is a match that should not be missed!

ESPN.com interviewed Marin’s coach Bob Brett yesterday in Australia and Brett had this to say about Marin’s development since the US Open and the upcoming match aginst Roddick:

“Definitely the win against Murray in New York was very good, and then against Davydenko, Nadal and Verdasco,” Bob Brett, Cilic’s venerable coach, said before practice Monday. “He’s just become more aggressive. Now he’s stronger, fitter, and he’s able to sustain it for a longer period of time. Playing these guys more often, it’s possible to learn.”

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Kim & Sveta advance in Melbourne!

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Fila’s WTA & ATP stars were able to get their First Round matches completed before the rain hit Melbourne. Under sunny skies, number 3 seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated  Anastasia Rodionova 6-1 6-2.

Returning to Melbourne for the first time since her retirement, Kim Clijsters had a quick win against qualifier Valerie Tetreault 6-0, 6-4.

In a “home town” upset, number 27 seed  Alisa Kleybanova  defeated Australia’s Jelena Dokic 6-1, 7-5.

On the men’s side, Marin Cilic defeated ATP World Tour veteran Fabrice Santoro of France 7-5, 7-5, 6-3. 

Andreas Seppi lost a 5-set thriller against John Isner 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-4. Valiant comeback effort by Seppi.

Janko Tipsarevic faces veteran Tommy Haas in the Second Round after a win against Ryan Harrison of the US.

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James Blake Debuts new styles in Australia

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

James Blake showed off the latest styles from the Thomas Reynolds by Fila Collection during his First Round match at the Australian Open against Frenchman Arnaud Clement 7-5, 7-5, 6-2.

Thomas Reynolds by Fila will be available at tennis specialty retailers nationwide and on www.fila.com in early February. We thought you would like a “sneak peak’!

Blake next faces 4th seed Juan Martin Del Potro in the Second Round of the Australian Open. Good luck James!

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