Marsel Lost To Dimitrov

Marsel lost to youngster Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the first round of Cincinnati Masters. Marsel couldn't return well and didn't had a single break point throughout the match. Grigor broke him at *2-3 in the first set and at *5-5 in the second set and won the match 6-3/7-5.

Marsel could be top 100 next week even with this loss... Now, we have the real goal: US Open Qualies. Marsel lost in the first round of qualifying last year there. He defends "zero" points, so he could gain a lot of points from this event since he made the second round at US Open coming from qualifying draw in 2009.

Qualifying draw will be held on next Monday and the first round matches will start a day later, on Tuesday. Good luck Marsel!

Marsel in the main draw!

After winning against Devvarman in the first round of Cincinnati qualifiacitions, Marsel beated Schoorel easily in straight sets. He was serving for the first set at *5-3 but he got broken. Though, he won that set in the tiebreak and was more relaxed in the second set. He broke two times Schoorel and finished the match with 7-6/6-3 scoreline.

Marsel will play his first match today on court #4. His opponent is youngster Grigor Dimitrov. Marsel never played against him but played doubles with him in Istanbul Challenger (2009 edition). Marsel and Grigor made the final but they lost in there.

Dimitrov certainly isn't in his best shape and Marsel has a great chance to get another win. If he wins, he will be top 100 player again. Good luck Marsel, you can do it!

Photo: Cincinnati 1st Round

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