Marin Cilic recovers to down Pablo Carreno Busta

ByBen Snowball

Updated 21/01/2018 at 07:39 GMT

Sixth seed Marin Cilic moved into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a four-set win over Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta.

The 2014 US Open champion has been quietly building momentum in Melbourne and was again impressive, edging a contest that revolved around three tie-breaks.

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Cilic lost the first in the opening set as his trusty serve deserted him, but after drawing level he won the next two to come through 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(0) 7-6(3).

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"It was an unbelievable match, a lot of ups and downs," Cilic said in his on-court interview.

"Pablo came back and really gave me a lot of trouble ... We had a lot of tough rallies so I was really glad how I stayed in there mentally."

He could face world number one Rafael Nadal in the last eight, should the Spaniard overcome Diego Schwartzman in his fourth-round tie.

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