Preview and players comparison.
Third seed Marin Cilic enters ATP Moscow after suffering a disappointing straight-set defeat at the hands of Albert Ramos Vinolas in the first round of Shanghai Masters last week. Cilic has competed in 17 tournaments on the main tour so far in 2019, and six of those campaigns ended in ...
Overview.
Ryan Giggs' hopes of Wales (FIFA rank: #23) qualifying for EURO 2020 hang by a fine thread after they blew a half-time lead to draw last time out. Wales must win here, but with Croatia (#8) scoring in both halves of a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture (W/W HT/FT), they could be up against it. Wales have ...
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Coming off first-round losses at Wuhan and Beijing, Donna Vekic wasted no more than 50 minutes to ground Polona Hercog, 6-1, 6-1, making it her quickest win of the season. The Croat, who was 0-3 in the main draw of Linz, got off the mark with a 19/20 first-serve win percentage and facing no breakpoints.
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Overview.
Group E leaders Croatia (W3, D1, L1) are unbeaten in three straight European Championship qualifiers (ECQ). Yet a shock 1-1 draw at Azerbaijan last time out means the Croats have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven competitive matches. Having scored first in six of such matches, the 'Blazers' have ...