Match report

Marin Cilic © Tennistalk.com
AEGON Championships
2nd round
6/10/09 1 2 Tot
hr  Marin Cilic 6 6 0
fr  Nicolas Mahut 7 7 2
Nicolas Mahut © Tennistalk.com
Mikhail Youzhny © Tennistalk.com
AEGON Championships
2nd round
6/10/09 1 2 Tot
ru  Mikhail Youzhny 6 7 2
cy  Marcos Baghdatis 4 6 0
Marcos Baghdatis © Tennistalk.com
Julien Benneteau © Tennistalk.com
AEGON Championships
2nd round
6/10/09 1 2 3 Tot
fr  Julien Benneteau 6 7 2 1
hr  Ivo Karlovic 7 6 6 2
Ivo Karlovic © Tennistalk.com

  • Karlovic, Youzhny advance to Queen’s Club round of 16, Cilic ousted

    6/10/09 8:40 PM | Kelli DeMario
    Ivo Karlovic and Mikhail Youzhny move safely through to the round of 16 at the AEGON Championships. Fifth seed Marin Cilic fell to Nicolas Mahut in straight sets.

    (9) Ivo Karlovic def. Julien Benneteau 7-6, 6-7, 6-2

    Ninth seed Ivo Karlovic is through to the last 16 for the fifth time after taking out Julien Benneteau in the second round, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2. The Croat turned in another stellar day on serve, hitting 33 aces on the day. Karlovic did not face a break point in the match and won 91% of his first-service points. After splitting two tie-break sets, the ninth seed quickly built a 4-1, double-break lead. Karlovic closed the third set 6-2, finishing the match in two-hours and two-minutes of play.

    Karlovic will face Nicolas Mahut in the round of 16. The Frenchman upset fifth seed Marin Cilic on Wednesday, 7-6, 7-6.

    (14) Mikhail Youzhny def. (WC) Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 7-6

    Mikhail Youzhny booked a spot in the AEGON Championships round of 16 following his second career grass-court victory over Marcos Baghdatis. The Cypriot looked to turn the match around after dropping the opening set, earning two break points at 4-2 to go up a double break. Baghdatis, unable to convert, immediately dropped serve in the following game to relinquish the lead. Youzhny jumped ahead 4-1 in the second set tie-break, capitalizing on the weak second serve from Baghdatis. The Russian collected three match points to lead 6-3, finishing the contest in just under two hours.

    Youzhny moves on to meet third seed Gilles Simon in the next round. Simon dismissed wildcard Grigor Dimitrov late Wednesday, 7-6, 7-6.

    (Q) Nicolas Mahut def. (5) Marin Cilic 7-6, 7-6

    2007 Queen’s Club runner-up Nicolas Mahut delivered a 7-6, 7-6 straight-sets upset to fifth-seeded Marin Cilic on Wednesday. The 20-year old Croat never lost serve in the match, but failed to play consistently on the big points. Cilic played a poor opening-set tie-break, winning just a single point to lose the first set. The Croat continued to struggle into the second set, missing three chances to level the match at 5-6 on the Mahut serve. The Frenchman, who went unbroken on the day, took a 3-0 lead in the second set tie-break. The 146th-ranked Mahut reached 6-4 in the breaker, securing a spot in the round of 16 on an unreturnable serve.

    Mahut plays ninth seed Ivo Karlovic in the round of 16. The Croat came through a three-set match with Julien Benneteau, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.

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