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CILIC Marin (CRO) [1] vs. HERBERT Pierre-Hugues (ESP) [8]
Returning to action as top seeded in Pune, Croat Marin Cilic started the tournament with a straight sets win over Ramkumar Ramanathan. He adjusted his serve being a little bit rusty but overall moved well for forehand, good level. Herbert came from behind to beat Bhambri, the Indian lacked some punch in decider and after he failed to take his chances he demoralized. Not the best impact for the Frenchman on these courts, both will look to go head to head on serve but is Cilic who has superior returns, who moves for forehand more hitting flat and deep pushing Herbert in defense. The Frenchman failed to impress in rallies, he likes to win the points on his own terms which leads to errors, a lot depends by serve but we see Cilic favorite to advance further.
THIEM Dominic (AUT) [1] vs. [Q] TSITSIPAS Stefanos (GRE)
Qualifier Stefanos Tsitsipas continued his improving form in Doha by beating Richard Gasquet over two sets. He was solid behind serve and forehand with the Frenchman failing to bring his best game on court. Thiem was tested by Bedene over two sets with the Austrian also looking on the rise. Tsitsipas needs again a solid serving day to make an impact, he will move for forehand keeping the points short but Thiem looks in good form as well. The Austrian has the depth and the defense to force longer exchanges and push Tsitsipas a step/two behind the baseline, despite some errors Thiem was tested in rallies slowly founding the range of his shots, a close match but we see Thiem favorite to advance further.