Cilic M. - Paire B.

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, men's singles, 1st round: Marin Cilic vs Benoit Paire

The 36th Marin Cilic meets the 21st Benoit Paire in Dubai on Tuesday. Cilic played in Marseille last week. That was his 1st appearance since the AO. Paire was a finalist in Auckland and despite the good start, the French are in bad form nowadays. He played in three competitions in the last weeks and his balance is 1 W and 3 L.

Cilic leads their h2h balance to 5:1, their last meeting was at the Australian Open where Cilic won to 3:2.

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