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CINCINNATI. — Former US Open tennis champ Marin Cilic snapped Andy Murray’s 22-match win streak on Sunday to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title with a 6-4, 7-5 win at the Cincinnati tournament.

The 94-minute victory for the 27-year-old Croatian marked a career breakthrough as he earned his first Masters title on his 71st career attempt.

“This week is going to be remembered, it’s really, really something special,” said Cilic, who had seven aces and broke Murray three times.

“I look forward to the US Open in a couple of weeks. I hope we can continue with good form.”

Cilic accomplished the feat on little rest, as he did not leave the court after his semifinal win over Grigor Dimitrov until 2am on Sunday morning due to rain delays. — AFP.