{"id":189130,"date":"2025-10-01T18:54:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=189130"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:54:29","slug":"novak-hunting-for-a-new-title-his-first-rival-in-shanghai-will-be-marin-cilic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/novak-hunting-for-a-new-title-his-first-rival-in-shanghai-will-be-marin-cilic\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVAK HUNTING FOR A NEW TITLE: His first rival in Shanghai will be Marin \u010cili\u0107!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Novak \u0110okovi\u0107 found out the name of his first rival at the tournament in Shanghai, and it will be his friend Marin \u010cili\u0107.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Novak \u0110okovi\u0107 got his first opponent at the Shanghai tournament. It will be Marin \u010cili\u0107 (Croatia), who defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) \u2013 6:3, 7:6 (7:5). This will be their 22nd clash, and the best tennis player of all time has won 19 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The withdrawal of Carlos Alcaraz from the Shanghai competition due to injury caused major changes in the draw. Thus, Corentin Moutet (France), who was supposed to play against \u010cili\u0107, was moved to the other part of the draw, so the Croat played against Basilashvili instead of the French player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for their head-to-head matches, \u010cili\u0107 has only won twice, in 2016 at the Paris Masters (6:4, 7:6) and in Queen&#8217;s in 2018 in the final (5:7, 7:6, 7:3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/at-the-latest-possible-date-ana-brnabic-called-local-elections-in-negotin-and-mionica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cAT THE LATEST POSSIBLE DATE\u201d: Ana Brnabi\u0107 called local elections in Negotin and Mionica!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/pickpockets-are-rampaging-through-kalemegdan-citizens-and-tourists-are-the-targets-and-here-is-the-riskiest-spot-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PICKPOCKETS ARE RAMPAGING THROUGH KALEMEGDAN: Citizens and tourists are the targets, and here is the riskiest spot! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/explosions-and-shots-echo-through-munich-man-set-a-bomb-in-his-parents-house-then-committed-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">EXPLOSIONS AND SHOTS ECHO THROUGH MUNICH: Man set a bomb in his parents\u2019 house, then committed suicide!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/america-entered-a-budget-shutdown-federal-administration-activities-suspended-here-is-what-follows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">AMERICA ENTERED A BUDGET SHUTDOWN: Federal administration activities suspended, here is what follows!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/great-success-for-serbian-mma-baltic-won-bronze-at-the-world-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GREAT SUCCESS FOR SERBIAN MMA: Balti\u0107 won bronze at the World Championship!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Source<\/strong>: <\/strong>B92, <strong>Photo:<\/strong> EPA-EFE \/ CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak \u0110okovi\u0107 found out the name of his first rival at the tournament in Shanghai, and it will be his friend Marin \u010cili\u0107. Novak \u0110okovi\u0107 got his first opponent at the Shanghai tournament. It will be Marin \u010cili\u0107 (Croatia), who defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) \u2013 6:3, 7:6 (7:5). 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