Nadal appeared to be on a fast path to the third round after he put up a 6-0 first-set win over Gasquet. The 39-year-old won two of his three fourth-set breaks, did not allow Cilic a chance to break serve and won nine of the 21 receiving points on his opponent's serve. 8 seed.įederer battled through a third-set tiebreak to regain the edge in the match and then finished off the Croatian with relative ease in the fourth set. Nadal, Djokovic and Roger Federer all advanced to the third round on Thursday, and the Swiss star was the only member of the group to drop a set.įederer also faced the toughest opponent in Marin Cilic, who is one of the few previous major champions on the men's circuit outside of the Big Three.Ĭilic controlled the second set by winning two of his five break points and fending off all four of the break-point opportunities created by the No. We are one round closer to seeing two of the "Big Three" in men's singles tennis square off.
28 Nikoloz Basiliashvili, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4ĭominik Koepfer def.
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