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Cilic did badly last week. He was a bit unmotivated which is not surprsng since these kind of tournaments are the most important ones for him. Haase didn't do badly in the first round match at all but still didn't stand a chance. He had only one break-point while the Croat converted two in two sets. He was focused and aggressive. Arnabold seemed happy with achievement as soon as he reached main draw. And why wouldn't he when three of his matches finished in three sets and one match was played over the course of two days. He won a 52-game set back then to make history and then managed to make a comeback against Duckworth in the main draw. He spent 4 hours on the court in that match as well, saved a match point and later broke down the Australian, who later admitted to that being the worst defeat for him ever. Cilic is a Top 10 player who can, if nothing else, get his form at top level in the right moment. He served brilliantly and return it precisely the greatest problem with the Italian. He will probably not be a threat for Cilic's service games and there is also the huge overall difference in quality. Marin is Top 10 and the Italian a challenger-level player. On top of everything, fatigue will play an important role here. Arnaboldi played 186 games in matches here. He said himself that he is exhausted, which might not have been that obvious at some minor tournament but here it will be. Marin just played what was probably his best match this season. This can go even with one break each set but it should be much more convincing than that. Fatigue will help it, especially the mental kind. Best of all, I would bet on this even if I was expecting Cilic' mediocre performance. But he is clearly very good and would not be surprised even if the Italian finished with 5-6 games.