So, what’s going on at Wimbledon? Marin Čilić, our pride and legend of Croatian tennis, got knocked out in the round of 16 by Italian Flavio Cobolli, who’s ranked 24th in the world. Yes, you read that right! Čilić, once among the best, has dropped to 65th place, but hey, it’s not the end of the world! Cobolli won in four sets: 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-7, after three hours and 25 minutes of battle. This is the third time Cobolli has beaten Čilić, and apparently, he’s got his number.
But wait, it’s not all doom and gloom! After the match, Cobolli said he dreamed of reaching the quarterfinals and called Čilić a legend of our sport. If Cobolli’s happy, maybe we should be too!
What about Čilić? Even though he lost, reaching the round of 16 will boost his ATP ranking by 18 spots, meaning he’ll be back as Croatia’s number 1, ahead of Borna Ćorić. And the money? Čilić earned about £200,000 (around €230,000) from this Wimbledon, surpassing his earnings from the entire earlier part of the year! Career-wise, he’s now earned over €32 million from tournaments.
So, even though he’s out, Čilić still shows he’s not done yet. But is this the end of his golden era? Or just the start of a new fight? Time will tell. What do you think? Is Čilić still a legend, or is it time for the young guns to take over? Drop your thoughts, let’s see who’s on whose side!
