Vedran Martic has become the new coach of Marin Cilic during the 2020 season. Martic guided Goran Ivanisevic to Wimbledon victory. More recently the Croatian coach helped Karen Khachanov to win three ATP titles in 2017.
Martic is currently guiding the Croatian Davis Cup team. Under the guidance of Martic, Croatia has qualified for the Davis Cup Finals with a 3-1 win over India. Cilic won his two singles matches against Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal.
Cilic will take the opportunity to spend more time with his family during the month of April without tennis due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
“We are aware of the situation and it is certainly better to beware than to take the possible risks so here, now I have more time at home”.
Last January Cilic’s wife gave birth to their first child and it will be the perfect time for the former US Open champion to take a rest and enjoy a period at home.
“It was the perfect time for me to be with my family, enjoy and have a little more time to rest, and hang out. I will definitely be more awake overnight, whillwill make Kristina’s life much easier. Of course I am afraid most of all because of my son Baldo, because he is still very small. I am even avoiding going to the gym, where there are bigger gatherings, and maybe I will even do more outdoor workouts”.
Cilic put the suspension of all tennis activities at the time of coronavirus in perspective compared to the global tragedy caused by the pandemic at global level. He said that
“I heard from the NBA guys. They told me that this is unique and everything is under alarm. They do not know what is going to happen, or if they will return home or stay there, so we are still on the edge of our seats, waiting for what will develop, but most importantly, we are all healthy and this is under control”.
Cilic said during his interview to the Croatian website Gol.hr that the calendar problem will be less of a concern as compared to the global coronavirus pandemic.
“Who knows what the Olympics will be like, but luckily for tennis, the positive is that our season is so long, it lasts until the end of November. The problem is that the points of the ranking will be affected, with other tournaments being canceled, but these are less of a concern”, said Marin Calic.