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ATP Results: Zverev, Cilic and Carreno Busta Win Titles

May 8th 2017
Alexander Zverev

Marin Cilic, Pablo Carreno Busta and Alexander Zverev won ATP titles on Sunday. Notes and Quotes:

Alexander Zverev defeated Guido Pella 6-4, 6-3 to win the BMW Open in Munich

- #NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev won his first title on home soil and the third of his young career. The 20-year-old Hamburg native is now 3-2 in ATP World Tour finals.
- The title is Zverev's second of the season. He became the sixth player to have won at least two titles this season, a list that includes Roger Federer (3), Grigor Dimitrov (2), Rafael Nadal (2), Jack Sock (2) H
- Argentine qualifier Guido Pella was playing in his second ATP World Tour final and was going for his first ATP World Tour title.
- Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah won their second ATP World Tour doubles title as a team this year.
- The South American pairing is now 2-2 in finals as a team this year, having also won the Buenos Aires title in February (d. Gonzalez/Marrero).

Zverev
“I lost the final in Halle last year (to Florian Mayer), which was very painful. I really wanted to win a tournament in Germany, which I've done now and I'm very happy about it. Obviously my first title on clay as well. It's a great feeling right now.”

I'm confident. I'm playing well so hopefully I can keep going and play some great tennis in the upcoming weeks.”

Pella
“It was an amazing week for me. [I'm] sad that I didn't win today but I played against a great player, a great champion.”

Marin Cilic takes Istanbul title with 7-6, 6-3 win over Milos Raonic

-Marin Cilic did not drop a set all week in claiming his 17th tour-level title and second on clay.
-The Croatian notched his first clay-court crown since prevailing on home soil in Umag in 2012.
-It was a memorable week for Cilic in Istanbul, having reached the 400 match wins milestone on Friday
. He moves to No. 7 in the Emirates ATP Rankings.
-Raonic was appearing in his first clay-court final, bidding for his ninth ATP World Tour title.
-The Czech duo of Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely completed a 6-0, 6-0 rout in the doubles final, needing just 41 minutes to claim their first team title on the ATP World Tour.
-Individually, it was 23-year-old Vesely's second doubles title (Moscow 2014 w/Cermak) and 27-year-old Jebavy's first.

Marin Cilic

Cilic
“I'm on a good track and feeling very well. In these last three or four weeks on clay, it's never easy, but I'm trying to get better with every match. This week was a big one for me and a good sign for the rest of the clay-court season. I hope I can improve in these upcoming three tournaments - two Masters 1000 events and the French Open.”

Raonic
“The tennis was good and I achieved a lot of the things I would have liked. Of course I didn't achieve the ultimate thing, but I got a much better understanding of how I need to play on clay and I got to play four matches. These are all positive things at the end of the day.”

Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Gilles Muller 6-2, 7-6 to win Millenium Estoril Open

-Pablo Carreno Busta defeats Gilles Muller to win the Millennium Estoril Open singles title.
-This is Carreno Busta's sixth ATP World Tour final (3-3) and his first title of the season.
-Carreno Busta stormed through the draw without losing a set.
-Muller was appearing in his first clay-court final.
-The 33-year-old Luxembourg native will move to a career-high No. 26 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday.
-Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus defeated Spaniards David Marrero and Tommy Robredo to win their first ATP World Tour doubles title as a team.

Pablo Carreno Busta

Carreno Busta

It’s my first title on clay, so I’m really happy. It wasn’t an easy match today because of his serve and also the volley, but I was confident with my serve. He served better in the second set, but I played better in the tie-break.”

Muller

My performance was fine in the second set, but I had a really tough time getting into the match in the first set. He was putting pressure on me and not missing many balls. I think I could have played better, but he was just too good.”