体坛英语资讯：Marin Cilic downs Kyle Edmund to reach the Australian Open final
<p><span word="MELBOURNE">MELBOURNE</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 25-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="Kyle">Kyle</span> <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span> <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="overcoming">overcoming</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="Seppi">Seppi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Grigor">Grigor</span> <span word="Dimitrov">Dimitrov</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="flustered">flustered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="semi">semi</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dictated">dictated</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baseline">baseline</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>," <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heap">heap</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="serve">serve</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Playing">Playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="semi">semi</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="big">big</span>," <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="break">break</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brit">Brit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>," <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Luckily">Luckily</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="breaker">breaker</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="point">point</span>."</p><p><span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>, <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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