the Croatian Marin Cilic he survived his irregular game and two and a quarter hours of iron resistance from the Spaniards Albert Ramos before he beat 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4 and entered the second round of Mutual Madrid is open.
Barcelonan looked to reach the second round at Caja Mágica for the sixth time and were close to achieving it, after coming back from a set and taking the lead in the third. But the Croatian took the track in the final stage and now has an appointment for a high-flying duel in the second round against German Alexander Zverev, second seeded.
The tenth confrontation between Cilic and Ramos raises the Croat’s list of victories, which now has seven of his rivals.
Ramos reached the most complicated thing in the third game of the match, breaking Cilic’s serve, but the Croatian immediately paid off and the set turned away from him.
In the second, the Spaniard repeated the ‘break’ in the fourth game and that was enough to win the sleeve.
At the time, Cilic already had 13 direct points of service, but his percentage of the first ones was even worse, 58% to 79%, than in Barcelona.
Cilic started with a disadvantage in the final set, before a new loss of serve, but finally found victory beyond his serve to capture the fight.
Source: La Verdad
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