By Canadian Press

Second-seed Thiem advances to Rogers quarterfinals with win over Cilic

Aug 8, 2019 | 12:17 PM

MONTREAL — Second-seed Dominic Thiem has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup men’s tennis tournament with a 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over Marin Cilic.

Thiem fired 11 aces past his Croatian opponent in a match that took one hour 53 minutes to complete.

Thiem saved all nine break points he faced, while breaking Cilic once in four opportunities.

The 25-year-old Thiem — ranked No. 4 in the world behind Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer — was coming off a victory on clay at the Generali Open in his native Austria. He has won three tournaments in 2019, including two on clay, but hadn’t competed in a hardcourt event since March.

Cilic, the 2014 winner at the U.S. Open, advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup last year in Toronto before falling to eventual champion Nadal.

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