Ten facts about Marin Cilic on his birthday, featuring doping bans and blisters
It’s Marin Cilic’s 30th birthday, which means that in true Tennis365 style, he’s getting the bumps in the form of 10 absolutely must-know facts about the Croatian.
Amazingly, and perhaps rather sadly, Cilic’s birthday means that there are no male Grand Slam winners currently in their 20s.
That’s something for the fabled NextGen to sort out another day – another day next year, to be more precise – but for now let’s just sit back and marvel at the wonder that is Marin Cilic.
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