Juan Martin del Potro and Marin Cilic resumed on Thursday at 6-6, 5/5 in the first set as rain has postponed their Roland Garros quarter-final. Cilic did well to avoid danger on Wednesday while serving at 5-5, 0/30, when rain first suspended their match. The Croatian recovered, saving three break points to hold for the sixth straight time.
The two are meeting for the 13th time in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. Del Potro leads 10-2, including all four matchups on clay and three of four at Grand Slams. Del Potro won their 2012 Roland Garros third-round match in straight sets.
Three years earlier, the 6'6” Argentine made his first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros. He's looking to return to the last four in Paris for the first time since then.
Cilic has reached all three other Grand Slam title matches – 2014 US Open (d. Nishikori); 2017 Wimbledon (l. to Federer); and 2018 Australian Open (l. to Federer). But the one-time Grand Slam champion is trying to reach his first Roland Garros semi-final and secure his first Top 10 win at the clay-court championship (0-7 at Roland Garros; 9-21 at Grand Slams).
The winner will meet 10-time champion Rafael Nadal or Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
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