Cilic Takes Down Daniel In Singapore
Muhammad Rameez Published February 24, 2021 | 08:34 PM
Croatia's Marin Cilic swept aside Japan's Taro Daniel in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals at the Singapore Open
Singapore, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Feb, 2021 ) :Croatia's Marin Cilic swept aside Japan's Taro Daniel in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals at the Singapore Open.
Third seed Cilic, who received a bye in the first round, ended a four-match losing streak since November to remain on course for his 19th ATP singles title.
The 2014 US Open champion raced to a 3-1 lead after holding serve but an unforced error from Cilic's backhand handed Daniel the break, bringing the match back level to 4-4.
A perfectly timed backhand winner then gave Cilic three set points before he closed out the opening set 7-5 in 55 minutes.
Serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set, Cilic fired a big unreturned serve and two consecutive aces to give himself three match points. He went on to close the match with a forehand winner on his third match point.
"It's the beginning of the season and obviously still feeling a little rusty.
But it was important to compete well today. It was a job well done and a result that I definitely needed for the start of the tournament," said Cilic.
Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik will also head into the quarter-finals after cruising to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Turkey's Altug Celikbilek.
In the other singles matches, Italy's Roberto Marcora beat Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 7-5, 6-4 while Bulgarian wildcard Adrian Andreev was dumped out by Australia's Alexei Popyrin after losing 1-6, 7-5, 3-6.
Organisers meanwhile announced that up to 250 fans a day will be allowed to watch the weekend's semi-finals and finals in person.
All spectators must take a mandatory Covid-19 test and will only be allowed into the venue if their result is negative. They must wear masks at all times and will not be allowed to mingle between groups.
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