Croatia’s Marin Cilic won his third PBZ Zagreb Indoors crown on Sunday after beating Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-1 in a match that lasted 67 minutes. Cilic now holds a 9-7 record in ATP Tour finals.
Cilic won this title in 2009 and 2010. He’s currently ranked 12th in the world.
“Most of my game was working extremely well,” said Cilic. “My returns were really good and I had a read on almost all of his serves. I took my chances and defended well. Overall, I played a great match from beginning to the end.”
Cilic received €74,000 in prize money plus 250 ATP Ranking points, while 31-year-old Melzer earned €39,000 and 150 points.
“He was the better player today,” said Melzer. “I needed it to be close at 4-all, 5-all in the first set to give me confidence. That didn’t happen and he ran away with it. I felt like I was hitting the ball really well at the beginning, but he hit the ball even better.
