Former US Open champion Marin Cilic is set to play his first tournament in more than six months later this month when he returns to competitive action at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar ATP Challenger Tour event in Manacor.
Cilic last competed at the ATP 250 event in Buenos Aires in February. The former No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings underwent right knee surgery in early May.
The Croatian will be one of the big names to compete in the sixth edition of the Rafa Nadal Open by Movistar, which takes place from 26 August to 1 September.
[ATP APP]After over two seasons plagued by injury, Marin Cilic will return to competition on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he previously won two titles in 2007 (Casablanca and Rijeka) and will now try to make it three of a kind 17 years later.
It will not be the first time the Rafa Nadal Open by Movistar has welcomed a US Open champion, after participations from Andy Murray (won at Flushing Meadows in 2012) and Carlos Alcaraz, who played in the Challenger event three years before claiming his first Grand Slam.
The Croatian's presence will undoubtedly be one of the biggest attractions for tennis lovers. Fans will be able to enter the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar free of charge to enjoy this ATP Challenger Tour tournament, which takes place in Manacor in the last week of August. All they will have to do is download their free tickets from the tournament’s official website.
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