Bautista Agut edges 6th-seeded Cilic to reach 1st Grand Slam quarters

The 10th time was the charm for Roberto Bautista Agut. The 30-year-old Spaniard finally made it to a Grand Slam quarterfinal, edging 2018 runner-up Marin Cilic 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 at the Australian Open.

Agut entered the day 0-9 in fourth-round matches at majors.

Bautista Agut broke Marin Cilic's serve in the ninth game of the last set and held on to beat the 2018 runner-up.

The 22nd-seeded Bautista Agut set up match point with a forehand that nicked the side baseline, then clinched it when sixth-seeded Cilic hit a weak backhand that didn't reach the net.

Bautista Agut's win in 3 hours, 58 minutes advanced the Spanish player to a quarterfinal against 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas.