VIDEO: Marin Cilic takes out frustration on racket during third round match
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The reigning US Open champion Marin Cilic has looked miserable through the first two sets of Friday's third-round matchup with Mikhail Kukushkin.
Where once his first serve was his strong suit, Friday, it was his weakness, as the upstart Kukushkin took an early 7-6 (7), 5-3 lead on the 26-year-old Croatian.
Looks like @cilic_marin may need a new racquet. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/MgkR9ia5FA
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) September 4, 2015
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Continuing the trend of players venting their anger like American Coco Vandeweghe did days before, Cilic slams his racket into the hard court surface following a dismal opening stanza.
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