Western & Southern Open 2016: Score, Reaction from Andy Murray vs. Marin Cilic

Marin Cilic earned his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 win Sunday in Mason, Ohio, beating Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5 in the final at the 2016 Western & Southern Open.

TennisTV shared a replay of Cilic sealing the victory and his joyous celebration after his backhand winner:

VICTORY! Cilic is the champion @CincyTennis. And what a celebration! Bts Murray 6-4 7-5. https://t.co/BmumqVcmrF https://t.co/CBUfcLIXl8

— TennisTV (@TennisTV) August 21, 2016

He’s the first person outside men’s tennis’ Big Four—Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic—to win a Masters 1000 event since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did so at the 2014 Rogers Cup in Toronto.

The Daily Mail’s Stuart Fraser provided another interesting stat from Sunday’s match:

27-year-old Marin Cilic (28.09.88) becomes first player born after 29-year-old Novak Djokovic (22.05.87) to win an ATP Masters 1000 title.

— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) August 21, 2016

The New York Times’ Ben Rothenberg thinks Sunday’s triumph could be a big moment for Cilic:

First set to Cilic, 6-4. He’s already won a US Open, so it wouldn’t exactly be a breakthrough, but Masters have proven tougher to crack.

— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 21, 2016

Tennis writer Chris Goldsmith noted another reason why beating Murray was important:

Marin Cilic rises to ATP 9th and with Federer out, Marin grabs a top 8 US Open seeding….

— Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) August 21, 2016

Cilic didn’t get off to a great start, falling behind 2-1 in the first set. He was …

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