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Marin Cilic suffered a shock at the Wimbledon exit in the second round while last year 's finalist lost two points in his 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 lost to Argentina's Guido Pella on Thursday. When the rain forced the game to postpone Wednesday night, Cilic, the third seed, led by two sets against an opponent who had never won a game at Wimbledon before this year. But the Croatian, who lost to Roger Federer in the 2017 finals, collapsed once the match resumed on Court One and the world number 82 Pella took full advantage of his third round against Mackenzie McDonald.
Cilic, the US Open 2014 champion, had been called upon to meet a major challenge for the Wimbledon title after winning the warm-up of the lawn at Queen's Club two weeks ago. .
The great 29-year-old had lost only once in front of a player He was beaten by world number 145 Arnaud Clement 10 years ago.
But having reached the final of the Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the French Open earlier this year, Cilic suffered one of the worst results.
Pella is in the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time.
The 28-year-old admitted that the late night rain was a huge boost because it allowed him to change tactics. and trigger a sensational riposte.
"Yesterday he was playing so good, hitting the ball so hard that I could not do anything," said Pella.
"So, the rain helped me a lot.Today I played differently, I tried to be more aggressive, it started to feel bad.
"I tried to hit the ball hard and beat myself for each ball and I think that in the end that 's why I' d like it. I won. much more confident, served better and was so calm until the end. I am very happy. "
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