Cilic, who won this tournament in 2014 and
2015, became the 10th active player and 50th all-time to reach
the milestone after dispatching Karlovic in one hour, 23
minutes. He advances to face Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, who posted
a 6-3, 6-4 victory over eighth-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic of
Serbia.
Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia notched a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8),
6-2 win over Egor Gerasimov of Belarus.
European Open
Eighteen-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner saved the lone break
point he faced and stunned top-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils,
6-3, 6-2, in their second-round match in Antwerp, Belgium.
France's Ugo Humbert posted a 6-3, 6-1 win over second-seeded
David Goffin of Belgium, and Romania's Marius Copil bounced
third-seeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7) to
continue the round of upsets.
Frances Tiafoe posted a 6-3, 6-4 victory over seventh-seeded
German Jan-Lennard Struff, and Great Britain's Andy Murray
upended eighth-seeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, 6-4, 6-3.
Intrum Stockholm Open
Janko Tipsarevic broke six serves and breezed to a 6-1, 6-1 win
over top-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini in their second-round
match in Stockholm, Sweden.
Fourth-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov recorded a 6-4, 7-6 (3)
victory over fellow 20-year-old Alexei Popyrin of Australia.
Fifth-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno-Busta advanced with a 6-3,
7-6 (2) win over Italian Gianluca Mager.
--Field Level Media
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