Tennis veteran Marin Cilic pulled off another upset at Wimbledon on Thursday, taking down No. 4 Jack Draper in four sets.
After dropping the first two sets of the match, Draper stormed back to take the third, and it felt for a moment that the comeback was on. Instead, Cilic shut the door on a 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 victory.
Upset alert 🚨
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2025
Croatia's Marin Cilic stuns Jack Draper 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to knock the No.4 seed out of The Championships 2025 😮#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/rZP6NQjWRy
With the win, Cilic continued what has been an astounding trend of upset at Wimbledon this year. Through the first two rounds of action, 36 seeded players from the men’s and women’s draw have been eliminated.
An unbelievable start to Wimbledon only four days in 😳
— ESPN (@espn) July 3, 2025
With 36 seeds eliminated after Jack Draper's loss, this year's Wimbledon will have the fewest seeds in any third round of a major since the 32-seed format began in 2001. pic.twitter.com/JQtRl2Yv0G
Some of the biggest names in the sport, including Coco Gauff, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev, failed to even make it out of the first round.
While plenty of favorites still remain—a rematch of the French Open men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannick Sinner is still on the table—those stars might be best served if they take things one match at a time.
Clearly, anyone can win this year at Wimbledon.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Marin Cilic Win Over No. 4 Jack Draper Continues Carnage for Ranked Players at Wimbledon.
