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Benoit Paire stuns Marin Cilic in Dubai

Sentinel Digital Desk

DUBAI: Benoit Paire fought off four match points at the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, overhauling former US Open winner Marin Cilic 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/1) to reach the second round.

In other matches of the day, Dan Evans beat Fabio Fognini 3-6 6-4 7-5, Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-2, Filip Krajinovic beat Joao Sousa 4-6 6-3 6-3, Alexander Bublik beat Hubert Hurkacz 6-2 7-5. Agencies