Overview
- Marin Cilic defeated fourth seed Jack Draper 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 to end Britain’s world No. 4 campaign in the second round.
- The 36-year-old Croatian recorded his first grass-court win over a top-five opponent at Wimbledon with a dominant baseline display.
- Cilic’s victory follows a comeback from two knee operations and a four-year absence at SW19, boosted by a Nottingham Challenger title.
- Draper admitted he “really struggles on grass” and has now failed to reach the third round in all four of his Wimbledon appearances.
- Cilic will face world No. 55 Jaume Munar in the third round at the All England Club.