Semi-Finals Saturday For Croatians In England

Croatian teenage tennis star Donna Vekic (16) has continued her dream run at the ATP Aegon Classic tennis tournament in Birmingham by advancing through to the semi-finals for the second time in her career.

Vekic needed just 66 minutes to beat world number 24 Sorana Cirstea 6:2, 6:1 on Friday and will now play for a place in the final today. Meanwhile south of Birmingham in London, Croatian men’s number one Marin Cilic has beaten world number 6 Tomas Berdych 7:5, 7:6 to advance through to the semi-final at the Queen’s Club tournament.Cilic (24) plays Australian Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday for a place in the final of the tournament he won last year.