THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

July 5, 2025

Marin Cilic

Press Conference

M. CILIC/J. Munar

6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

THE MODERATOR: A good win today. Can you talk us through the match today?

MARIN CILIC: Yes, actually very good. Very good win today. Munar is an interesting player and plays a little bit different than quite a few guys on the tour. I was expecting that it was going to be a battle, and there was.

The first two sets on both sides, you know, quite solid. He started to play a bit better in that second set, so started to find some good rhythm and was, you know, good level from him.

Then I had to keep my level or lift it up, and that was great from my own side. Bounced back in the third set. Served really well and kept the level on a high, and throughout even third and fourth set was very solid. So yeah, very good win.

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. If we could imagine a pyramid of big legends, tennis players in history, could you name a few players that you would be sharing, like, stage, let's say? I don't know how much of a follower of the history of tennis you are, but where would you place yourself?

MARIN CILIC: Myself?

Q. Yeah.

MARIN CILIC: That's difficult. There are so many guys who did incredibly well. For me, I'm not even close to the top, so I'm very far. Very far from the top. There has been many, many guys who did incredibly well.

I'm fortunate to have a great career to play with the great guys and to win one Grand Slam. You know, dreaming of another one. So let's leave it like this.

Q. Now it's fourth round. It's the first time since 2017. How do you feel about that?

MARIN CILIC: Are you meaning Wimbledon?

Q. Yeah, yeah, Wimbledon.

MARIN CILIC: I'm feeling very good. I'm feeling that I'm playing well. I am in good form. You know, played now, what is it, seven matches in the challengers, some grass, and here three matches, so ten matches. It's always very good on grass when you get this amount of matches.

You start to feel better and better as you progress. So, you know, feeling quite good. The body is keeping it up, and obviously happy to be in the second week.

Q. Dreaming of another Grand Slam. How strong is that dream, and how possible is it to make it happen?

MARIN CILIC: Well, looking objectively, my game is quite good. I'm feeling good on the court. You know, I don't know if that's going to happen. I'm working on it day after day and giving myself a chance and playing every match as the best I can. So you never know what is coming the day after, what's coming in the next matches. So, you know, just staying humble, doing the best I can, and obviously hoping that I can build up my game to even higher levels.