Marin Cilic is regarded as one of the greatest Croatian professional tennis players around. An ever-present member of the Croatian Davis cup team for the last decade, Cilic narrowly missed an opportunity to win the Davis cup title in 2005. He became a regular fixture in the team only from the 2006 campaign. Yet, Cilic has been immensely successful on a personal level by lifting aspects like the U.S. Open. It remains his biggest achievement till date, but he came close with a semi-final finish in the 2010 Australian Open and the 2015 U.S. Open.
2008 marked his first ATP singles title. He reached the semi-finals at the Chennai Open, i