Wimbledon: Marin Cilic beats Rafael Nadal conqueror Gilles Muller

Marin Cilic reached his first Wimbledon semi-final with a 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 victory over Luxembourg's Gilles Muller yesterday

Croatia's Marin Cilic reacts after winning against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller during their men's singles quarter-final match on the ninth day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 12, 2017. Cilic won the match 3-6, 7-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1. Pic/AFP

Marin Cilic reached his first Wimbledon semi-final with a 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 victory over Luxembourg's Gilles Muller yesterday.

Cilic had lost in the quarter-finals on his last three visits to Wimbledon, but he finally made it to the last four at the expense of the man who stunned Rafael Nadal in the last 16. World No. 6 Cilic, in his first major semi-final since the 2015 US Open, faces American Sam Querrey, who beat defending champ Andy Murray, for a place in Sunday's final. It's taken the Croatian 11 Wimbledon appearances to reach the semi-finals.

"It means a lot. It's an amazing achievement, three times I got stuck in the quarters," said Cilic.

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