Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić (Croatian pronunciation: [ˌmâriːn ˈt ʃǐːlit ɕ]; born 28 September 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He is the reigning US Open champion. To date, Čilić has won 13 ATP singles titles. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 8, achieved on 13 October 2014. Čilić first came to international prominence by defeating then world No. 2 Andy Murray in the fourth round of the 2009 US Open. He followed this by reaching the semifinals of the 2010 Australian Open. Čilić was also a quarterfinalist at 2014 Wimbledon. Čilić developed his career at a young age; first steps of tennis started in Bosnia and Herzegovina his potential was discovered by local hometown coaches who saw him play and encouraged his move to Zagreb for further training. He was soon befriended by his fellow countryman Goran Ivanišević, who introduced him to coach Bob Brett. Čilić turned professional in 2005, and ultimately hired Ivanišević as his full time coach in 2013.