ATP Paris Masters: Marin Cilic surprises against Felix Auger-Aliassime
After dominating the first set, Marin Cilic won his opening match against Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Monday evening 6: 0, 3: 6, 6: 3. The Croat hit a whopping 37 winners and fended off seven of nine breakballs and was the winner after two hours and 27 minutes.
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last edit: Nov 02, 2020, 10:22 pm
“I started the match with the first six games in a row and felt every ball in the zone. That was a great start, but I was expecting Felix to improve his game, "said Cilic after the match." It was a really tight second set, although 6-3 looks pretty clear. In my opinion, I served great in the third movement, that helped. "
The second set was decided in a true marathon game over 21 minutes to 5: 3 for Auger-Aliassime. Cilic: "Something like that can turn entire matches around. I had to stretch myself a lot."
Cilic is now playing in the second round on Corentin Moutet, who came into the main field with a wild card. In the afternoon Jan-Lennard Struff reached the second round with a two-set win over Nikoloz Basilashvili .
In doubles, Oliver Marach won his opening match with Rohan Bopanna against Nikola Cacic and Dusan Lajovic in straight sets. Kevin Krawietz and Alexander Zverev were eliminated against Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald.