It was the third round of the Wimbledon Championships 2021 and fans witnessed a five-set marathon there. World No.2 Daniil Medvedev made an incredible comeback against Marin Cilic and defeated him in five sets. The final scoreline of the match was 6(3)-7(7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
Set-1: Daniil Medvedev loses a close tie-breaker
Marin Cilic began the set on a high as he won the first game quite easily. However, Daniil Medvedev equalized it pretty soon and brought the scoreline to 1-1. The one who served continued to win until Cilic broke in the sixth game and made the scoreline 4-2.
However, Medvedev broke back in the following game and made the scoreline 4-3 again. He won the subsequent game again to level the scoreline at 4-4. This continued till the set finally reached the tie-breaker.
After having really donated a break lead back to his opponent & then taken an early break in the tie-break, Marin Cilic REALLY needed to win this first set.
He did. Imposed himself on Medvedev in the tie-break. Not sure what he's frustrated about at the changeover, though. pic.twitter.com/dNur6Zgmap
— The Tennis Podcast (@TennisPodcast) July 3, 2021
In the tie-breaker, it was Cilic who took the early lead and didn’t look uncomfortable anywhere. Thus, he won the tie-breaker 7-3 and thus won the set 7-6.
The veteran takes the lead. @cilic_marin wins a close first set on court 1 against Medvedev 7-6(3).
Live blog → https://t.co/pTQTqp96ln#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/vLm890Svsb— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 3, 2021
Set-2: Marin Cilic strikes back yet again
Serving first, it was Medvedev who took the first game quite easily this time. However, Cilic won three straight games after this as he broke in the third game. As a result, he was able to establish a 3-1 lead over the World No.2 player at the end of the fourth game.
Medvedev tried really hard but was not able to match the Croatian’s level. Interestingly, he failed to win even a single break-point in this whole set.
Next week is looking real close. @cilic_marin is one set away from the second week of #Wimbledon as he takes the second set 6-3 against the .
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— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 3, 2021
Cilic broke yet again in the ninth and won the set 6-3 on his first set-point. Thus, he was now leading 2-0 at the set scoreline.
Set-3: Daniil Medvedev makes an incredible comeback
Serving first, Cilic won the first game by winning four consecutive points. However, Medvedev gave a nasty response to him as he too won the next game after winning four straight points. This made the scoreline 1-1 and in a similar fashion, it soon reached 2-2.
However, what happened afterward stunned almost everyone. Medvedev broke in the following game, won the next game on his serve, and then broke again to make the scoreline 5-2.
Kicking into high gear. @DaniilMedwed gets the third set under his belt 6-3, he has never come back from 2 sets down to win a match in his career. Will he get the job done today?
Live blog → https://t.co/pTQTqp96ln#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/4jasFDV5Wg— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 3, 2021
Even though Cilic broke back and made the scoreline 5-3 in the subsequent game, that was not enough. The Russian broke yet again and won the set 6-3.
Set-4: Marin Cilic loses his momentum
Medvedev got off to a great start in the fourth set as he won the three straight games after breaking in the second one. It clearly appeared that Cilic lost his momentum and didn’t even present a good fight in front of him.
Showing some true grit. @DaniilMedwed levels the playing field and it is now 2 sets a piece. He takes the fourth set 6-3.
Live blog → https://t.co/pTQTqp96ln#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/fH1n5dKcWB— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 3, 2021
He soon finished the set quickly in 34 minutes without allowing Cilic to break. The Russian won the set 6-3 again and was now heading to a huge comeback at the Wimbledon Championships 2021.
Set-5: Daniil Medvedev seals off the closing set
Medvedev has gained a lot of momentum by this point of time and broke in the very first game of the fifth set. He carried forward his flow and established a 2-0 lead over Cilic at the end of the second game. Interestingly, the Russian broke yet again and then went on to win his serve game as well. As a result, he was now leading comfortably at 4-0.
The World No.2 player broke for the third time in the set and was now just one game away from entering the pre-quarters of Wimbledon 2019. However, Cilic broke in the sixth game to avoid being bageled by Medvedev. He even won the next game and reduced the margin to 5-2.
Medvedev regained his momentum and with the help of some beautiful forehands, finally won the set 6-2, and thus conquered the match.
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