Marin Cilic played Tennys on Monday.
No, really, he did.
Cilic, the No. 5 seed, beat American Tennys Sandgren, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Sandgren is of Swedish descent and his first name, pronounced tennis, is derived from his Swedish great-grandfather. The name has even required him to produce secondary identification to gain entry to some tennis grounds.
This is Cilic's return to tennis after his loss in the championship match at Wimbledon to Roger Federer.
"The last eight, nine days I'm practicing full without thinking about it." he said. "With this first match out of the way, I think that just resolves everything."
