Description
Marin ?ili? is a Croatian professional tennis player. He is the reigning US Open champion. To date, ?ili? has won 12 ATP singles titles. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 8, achieved on 13 October 2014. ?ili? first came to international prominence by defeating then world No. 2 Andy Murray in the fourth round of the 2009 US Open. He followed this by reaching the semifinals of the 2010 Australian Open. ?ili? was also a quarterfinalist at 2014 Wimbledon.
?ili? developed his career at a young age; his potential was discovered by local hometown coaches who saw him play and encouraged his move to Zagreb for further training. He was soon befriended by his fellow countryman Goran Ivani?evi?, who introduced him to coach Bob Brett. ?ili? turned professional in 2005, and ultimately hired Ivani?evi? as his full time coach in 2013. [More at Wikipedia]
Born
September 28th, 1988 in Medjugorje (Age 36)
Last Changes
2020/12/13
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2019/03/13
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2018/10/08
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