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Marin Cilic wins all-Croatian final

ZAGREB: Croatia’s Marin Cilic won the €450,000 ATP Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of his fellow-countryman Mario Ancic here on Sunday.

Second seed Cilic, who did not lose a single set throughout the entire week, dominated as Ancic, the seventh seed, simply did not have an answer to his forehand.

The 20-year-old was adding this to the titles he won last month in Chennai and New Haven final last year.

In the first set Cilic took two of Ancic’s serves for a 5-1 lead. Although he lost one serve he won the set smoothly. In the second set Cilic led 2-0 with Ancic levelling to 2-2. The ninth game proved decisive when Cilic broke to go 5-4.

“The beginning of the match was maybe decisive. If Marin’s game was just a bit weaker I might have had a chance. I can only congratulate him,” Ancic, 24, commented.

Gonzalez wins

Elsewhere, top seep Fernando Gonzalez of Chile won the ATP Movistar Open title by defeating Argentina’s Jose Acasuso 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Vina del Mar (Chile) on Sunday.

The results (all finals): At Zagreb: ATP PBZ Zagreb Indoors: Marin Cilic bt Mario Ancic 6-3, 6-4.

At Vina del Mar (Chile): ATP Movistar Open: Fernando Gonzalez bt Jose Acasuso 6-1, 6-3.

At Bangkok: Pattaya Open: First round: Vera Dushevina bt Elena Bovina 6-4, 7-5; Peng Shuai bt Mara Santangelo 3-6, 5-2 (retd.). — Agencies

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