Novak Djokovic vs. Marin Cilic: Score and Recap from 2014 French Open

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Published: May 30, 2014

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Novak Djokovic overcame his first notable test of the 2014 French Open by knocking off No. 25 seed Marin Cilic (6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4) to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros.

Djokovic beat eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal at the Rome Masters, the final marquee warm-up event before the season's second major. It led to talk about whether the Serbian star should assume favored status ahead of the "King of Clay."

Piers Newbery off BBC Sport passed along comments from the tournament's second seed, who admitted Nadal remains the player to beat on the surface:

The last few years have been quite successful for me at Roland Garros.

Especially the last two, where I played finals and semi-finals and lost in both of the matches against Nadal, who has the best record on clay and best record here, and obviously is still number one favorite to win the tournament this year.

It would appear the friendly rivals are on a collision course for the championship match. Both players still have some hurdles to jump before that becomes reality, though.

For Djokovic, he had to overcome the heavy-hitting Cilic in his first matchup with a seeded foe.

He came out of the gates a bit slow and the more aggressive Cilic was able to take advantage. He scored a quick break and then consolidated it with a hold to grab an early 3-1 edge. It looked at that point like the No. 2 player in the world could be in for a long afternoon.

Djokovic was quickly able to bounce back, however. He started to find a rhythm on the return despite the Croatian firing on all cylinders. It allowed him to go on a run to get back level and eventually take control of the opening set.

Carole Bouchard of L'Equipe noted Cilic was still the aggressor, but in typical Djokovic fashion he was finding ways to win points:



After that early 3-1 hole, Djokovic ended up winning five straight gam...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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