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By Alberto Amalfi | Wednesday, February 10, 2016

 
Marin Cilic

No. 2-seeded Marin Cilic will face Philipp Kohlschreiber for a spot in the Rotterdam semifinals.

Photo credit: ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

Marin Cilic was unbreakable and unbeatable in Rotterdam.

The second-seeded Cilic withstood a tiebreaker shootout with Gilles Muller, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7), to advance to the Rotterdam quarterfinals for the third time.

The two-hour match was devoid of a service break. Cilic cracked eight aces and did not face a break point. The left-handed Muller hit nine aces and saved all five break points he faced.

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The 13th-ranked Croatian will face veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber for a semifinal spot. Cilic shared his thoughts on his performance and his quest to return to the Rotterdam final for the second time in three years.



The 32-year-old Kohlschreiber beat Croatian qualifier Ivan Dodig 6-4, 6-2 in 70 minutes to become the first man into the last eight.

Kohlschreiber has won five of eight meetings with Cilic. The pair have not played since the German scored a straight-sets win on red clay in the 2012 Munich final.

German wild card Alexander Zverev was a 7-5, 6-2 victor over Vasek Pospisil.

Zverev will play either third-seeded Gilles Simon or Robin Haase for a place in the quarterfinals.


 

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