By entering the final in Bucharest, Martić will jump to No. 51 on the individual WTA ranking.
Marin Čilić achieved his best career ranking in January 2018 when he was number 3.
Borna Ćorić and Petra Martić are in the second round while Ivo Karlović and Ana Konjuh were knocked out in the first. Donna Vekić players her first round match today, and Marin Čilić hits the court tomorrow against James Duckworth.
Petra Martić and Donna Vekić advanced to the 2nd round of a very strong WTA tournament in Rome, after having no serious problems against Ukraine's Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko and Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro.
With plenty of Croatian sports buzz circulating the state of Florida this week, though not all positive (see the Croatia national football team defeat here), we can at least have hope for Croatia’s tennis stars who are moving their way up at the Miami Open.
Now that the Indian Wells Masters 1000 series tournament has come to an end, which saw Croatia’s budding tennis talent blow away spectators around the world, the latest ATP and WTA rankings released on Monday proved favorable for Borna Ćorić and Petra Martić.
Croatian tennis player Petra Martić failed to advance to the semifinal of the so-called 'fifth Grand Slam tournament' of the season, Indian Wells, after losing in the quarterfinals to the world’s best female tennis player Simona Halep 4-6, 7-6 (5), 3-6.
Petra Martić has advanced to the quarterfinal of the prestigious WTA tournament in Indian Wells after yet another impressive victory.
Petra Martić and Marin Čilić convincedly celebrated in 3rd and 2nd rounds of Indian Wells.
Great success was achieved by the best Croatian female tennis player Petra Martić!