Robredo, Cilic roll into Umag quarters
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Umag, Croatia (SportsNetwork.com) - Reigning champion Tommy Robredo and Croatian crowd favorite Marin Cilic eased into the quarterfinals at the Croatia Open tennis event on Wednesday.
The second-seeded Robredo handled fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4, 6-4, while the third-seeded 2012 Umag champion and 2011 runner-up Cilic humbled Dutchman Igor Sijsling 7-5, 6-3 on the red clay at ITC Stella Maris.
"It is good that I won in two sets, conditions here are tough with humidity and heat," Cilic said. "I have adjusted well to the conditions, but winning as fast as possible is always recommended."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Up next for the former world No. 5 Robredo will be another fellow countryman, Pablo Carreno Busta, while the one-time world No. 9 Cilic will meet Czech slugger Lukas Rosol.
Also in the second round, a fifth-seeded Rosol doused Spaniard Pere Riba 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 and Carreno Busta moved on via walkover when eighth-seeded Argentine Carlos Berlocq pulled out of the draw.
On Thursday, top-seeded Italian star Fabio Fognini will face Spaniard Albert Montanes in the round of 16. Fognini was last year's runner-up to Robredo.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 2014 Croatia Open titlist will collect $105,000.