Marcos is through to the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2011 following a hard fought 7-5, 6-4 victory over India’s Somdev Devvarman on Wednesday at the ATP World Tour 250 event.
After losing his serve in the seventh game of the first set, Marcos fought back to draw level when Devvarman served for the set in the 10th game. He then won the final two games to clinch the opener.
Marcos was under pressure early in the second set, but fought back from a 0/40 deficit in the first game before opening up a 3-1 lead. A double fault proved costly as he surrendered his serve in the fifth game, but claimed victory when he broke his Indian opponent again in the 10th game after one hour and 45 minutes.
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"I didn't play that great today," admitted Marcos. "I could have been a bit more aggressive on my return. I am happy though; I fought great and found a solution to win, which is the most important thing. I'll go on court tomorrow and work on some things that Miles saw so I can be a bit better for the next round."
In his sixth quarter-final of the year, Marcos will face fourth seed Jurgen Melzer, a 6-0, 6-4 winner over Rik de Voest earlier in the day. It will be their second meeting this year; in January Marcos was forced to retire against the Austrian left-hander in the fourth set of their third-round clash at the Australian Open.
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Go, Marcos!
