UMAG, Croatia (AP) — Marin Cilic defeated Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-2, 6-2 Saturday to reach the final of the Croatia Open.
The fourth-seeded Cilic dropped serve only once in the match, at the start of the second set. He’s the first Croat to reach the Umag final since Goran Prpic defeated compatriot Goran Ivanisevic in 1990.
Fognini led 2-0 in the second set before losing six consecutive games. The 24-year-old Italian had been trying to reach his first ATP World Tour final. He is 0-6 in semifinals.
In the other semifinal Saturday, Ukraine’s Aleksandr Dolgopolov will play Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain.
