Roland-Garros: Cilic books spot in second round
Marin Cilic defeated Attila Balazs 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 on Monday evening and will face the winner of the next match between Hungarian Marton Fucsovics and French qualifier Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the next round
Tennis – ATP – VTB Kremlin Cup – Luzhniki Olympic Complex, Moscow, Russia – October 22, 2021 Croatia’s Marin Cilic celebrates after winning his quarter final match against Spain’s Pedro Martinez || 210426_0002
Croat Marin Cilic, the No 20 seed, defeated Hungarian Attila Balazs 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 to move into the second round of Roland-Garros in Paris on Monday evening.
Cilic, ranked No 23, will play the winner of the next match between Hungarian Marton Fucsovics and French qualifier Geoffrey Blancaneaux.
Paris (Grand Slam): Other first-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 43.600.000, most recent results first):
- Mikael Ymer beat James Duckworth: 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
- Pedro Cachin (LL) beat Norbert Gombos (Q): 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Miomir Kecmanovic (28) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
- Mackenzie McDonald beat Franco Agamenone (LL): 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 [3]
- Rafael Nadal (5) beat Jordan Thompson: 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
- Daniel Evans (29) beat Francisco Cerundolo: 7-6 [3], 6-4, 6-4
- Cameron Norrie (10) beat Manuel Guinard (WC): 7-5, 6-2, 6-0
- Corentin Moutet (WC) beat Stan Wawrinka: 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 [2], 6-3
- Nikoloz Basilashvili (22) beat Maxime Cressy: 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 [8], 6-4, 6-4
- Brandon Nakashima beat Kamil Majchrzak: 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 7-6 [3], 6-2
- Sebastian Baez beat Dusan Lajovic: 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Taylor Harry Fritz (13) beat Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna (Q): 7-6 [2], 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Filip Krajinovic beat Reilly Opelka (17): 7-6 [5], 6-2, 6-3
- Borna Gojo (Q) beat Alessandro Giannessi (LL): 6-4, 6-7 [3], 6-7 [4], 7-6 [4], 6-4
- Carlos Alcaraz (6) beat Juan Ignacio Londero (LL): 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles (Q) beat Michael Mmoh (WC): 7-6 [7], 6-3, 7-5
- Jason Murray Kubler (Q) beat Denis Kudla: 7-6 [5], 7-6 [2], 7-6 [3]
- Alexander Zverev (3) beat Sebastian Ofner (Q): 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
- Camilo Ugo Carabelli (Q) beat Aslan Karatsev: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 [5]
- Albert Ramos Vinolas beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 [5]
- Karen Khachanov (21) beat Nuno Borges (Q): 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Fabio Fognini beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (25): 2-6, 6-0, 6-4, 6-3
- Pablo Cuevas beat Jenson Brooksby (31): 6-2, 6-1, 6-2
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (9) beat Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (Q): 2-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
- John Isner (23) beat Quentin Halys: 7-6 [3], 4-6, 7-6 [1], 7-6 [6]
- Botic van de Zandschulp (26) beat Pavel Kotov (Q): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Gregoire Barrere (WC) beat Taro Daniel: 3-6, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Diego Schwartzman (15) beat Andrey Kuznetsov (Q): 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Hugo Dellien beat Dominic Thiem: 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
- Jaume Munar beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
- Borna Coric beat Carlos Taberner: 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
- Grigor Dimitrov (18) beat Marcos Giron: 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
- Aljaz Bedene beat Christopher O’Connell (WC): 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 [5], 6-1
People in this post
More tennis news
November 18, 2023
Tennis Majors launches new WhatsApp channel: Join us now!
Now there's a new way to keep updated with tennis news
Carrie Dunn
April 30, 2024
Madrid Open: Sabalenka advances to last 8
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Danielle Collins 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Monday evening. She'll face...
Tennis Majors
April 29, 2024
“He’s 600 in the world, so I should be the favourite”, laughs Lehecka before facing Nadal in Madrid
The Czech says he will try to remove fear from his mind when...
Carole Bouchard
April 29, 2024
Khachanov sets up last-16 clash with top seed Sinner in Madrid
Karen Khachanov won against Flavio Cobolli 7-5, 6-4 on Monday evening and will...
Tennis Majors
April 29, 2024
Sinner shrugs off hip pain, holds off Kotov to reach last 16 in Madrid
Jannik Sinner defeated Pavel Kotov 6-2, 7-5 on Monday evening and will face...
Tennis Majors
Your comments