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Sinner eases past Cilic to launch China Open title bid

Jannik Sinner beat Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to cruise into round two in Beijing on his first showing since losing the US Open final.

Next at the China Open the world number two from Italy faces qualifier Terence Atmane of France.

The 36-year-old Cilic was looking to snap a winless run stretching back to the Wimbledon last 16.

The two were evenly matched in the first set until the 24-year-old Sinner broke for a 3-2 lead. 

The Italian added the next two games without losing a point and closed the set with minimum fuss.

Sinner broke early to take control of the second set for a 2-1 lead and pushed that to 5-1, overpowering the 97th-ranked former US Open champion.

Sinner secured a routine win when Cilic returned into the net.

Sinner has vowed to introduce some unpredictability to his play after losing the New York final this month to Carlos Alcaraz.

A WTA 1000 event is also taking place in Beijing.

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