Cilic nets 500th win, becomes 10th active player to reach milestone

Continuing to d to his legacy, third-seeded Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic entered elite list of players registering 500 ATP tour wins. player registered milestone win after beating by beating fellow Croatian Ivo Karlovic at Kremlin Cup in Moscow. 31-year-old defeated Karlovic in straight sets 6-1, 7(7)-6(5) on Thursday. 

RE: Sports-persons Celebrate Beginning Of Tennis World Cup

An illustrious career 

His 500th win came 13 years after Cilic recorded his first ATP Tour match victory. With this, he became 10th active player and 50th all-time to have achieved milestone. After beating Karlovic, Cilic will face Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in quarterfinals of Kremlin Cup.

RE: Roger Federer Set To Compete In French Open Tournament Next Year

World . 25 who entered professional world of tennis in 2005 told ATPtour.com, that  500th win reflects his 'amazing' journey in professional tennis. He said, "It would definitely mean that I've h an amazing career. I’ve been on Tour for many years and, more or less, every season has been quite consistent from me. I’ve played a lot of matches and re’s always an opportunity to learn from every match. That’s nice part of tennis."

ding that it was vital to be at his best and to stay motivated, Cilic said, "I’m aware of [ milestones] when I achieve m and it’s a huge satisfaction that work is showing itself in results. Overall, my goal is to be best I can be. You always want to be pushing that limit and never be too satisfied. It’s definitely important to have that motivation to keep moving you forward."

RE: Daniil Medvedev Withdraws From Kremlin Cup Citing Exhaustion

Records

Cilic has 18 career singles titles to his name and has also won US Open in 2014, beating Japan's Kei Nishikori. two-time Moscow champion (2014 and 2015). In 2018, he missed Australian Open after Roger Federer got better of him in finals. However, later in year, he clinched second Davis Cup for Croatia after defeating Lucas Pouille. 

After tournament in Moscow, Cilic will be playing in Paris Masters beginning on October 28.

RE: Roger Federer Anunces Decision To Play In Tokyo 2020 Olympics