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Cilic Blasts Into Roland Garros Second Round

Marin Cilic began his 12th tilt at the Roland Garros title by striking 47 winners, including 13 aces, on Tuesday. The third-seeded Croatian, improved to 19-8 on the season, by beating James Duckworth of Australia 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(4) in a rain-interrupted two hours and 14 minutes. “I was serving really good today,” said Cilic. “I believe I had quite a high percentage of first serve and was also winning points after my serve. [I experienced a] little bit of a loss of concentration at 5-4, when I was serving for the second set, and he came back. It was just a little bit difficult to get back straight at it. We didn't know when we were going back. We could...

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Shapovalov Makes Winning Start On Roland Garros Debut

Denis Shapovalov, the No. 25 seed, made a winning start on his Roland Garros debut on Tuesday in a rain-interrupted first-round win. The #NextGenATP Canadian recovered from a 2-5 deficit in the first set, then experienced few problems in a 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 victory over John Millman of Australia in two hours and three minutes. “It was really tough conditions today with the rain," said Shapovalov. "The court was getting pretty heavy, but the balls especially, they were getting really fluffy and heavy. But, at the same time, I felt like I played really well… I'm really happy with the win. It's not an easy match against John. He's such an experienced player. “I wasn't too concerned 2-5 down, I...

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