Grand Slam trophy is not far away, says Cilic

BEIJING - Croatian youngster Marin Cilic thrives in the spotlight and is sure a Grand Slam trophy is not far away.

Cilic (pictured) stormed into the semifinals of last year's Australian Open and was tipped to emerge with a major title.

However, the 2005 Junior French Open titlist suffered a string of disappointing exits at Grand Slam events and his ranking has dropped from a career-high ninth to 25.