Cilic into Zagreb semis

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02/05/2010 - Zagreb, Croatia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded and defending champion Marin Cilic highlighted Friday's quarterfinal winners at the Zagreb Indoors tennis event.

The Australian Open semifinalist Cilic got past his seventh-seeded fellow Croat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 on the hardcourts at Dom Sportova.

The 6-foot-6 Cilic bested the 6-foot-10 Karlovic in 1 hour, 42 minutes, despite a 24-ace effort from the massive-serving "Dr. Ivo." There was only one service break in the entire match, and it came from Cilic in the second set. The one-dimensional Karlovic did not enjoy even one break-point chance on Day 5.

Cilic beat Mario Ancic in last year's all-Croatian final here.

The world No. 10 Cilic will face third-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer in Saturday's semifinals. The lefthanded Melzer overcame Ukrainian Illya Marchenko 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday.

The other semi will be an all-German affair between Michael Berrer and Philipp Petzschner. Berrer ousted fourth-seeded Serb Viktor Troicki 6-4, 6-3, while Petzschner came from behind to beat Slovakian Lukas Lacko 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 6-2.

This week's champion will collect $95,500.

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