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Marcos is through to the second round of the Brisbane International after defeating American teenager Ryan Harrison 7-6(7), 6-2 on Monday night at the ATP World Tour 250 hard-court tournament,
Marcos recovered from a 0/40 deficit in the 11th game of the first set and saved a set point at 5-6 in the tie-break before clinching the opener with aggressive play on his second set point opportunity. He quickly established a 4-1 lead in the second set, and while Harrison was able to recoup one of the breaks, Marcos held on to close out victory in one hour and 41 minutes.
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“I’m very pleased [to advance] and surprised with the quality of tennis I played,” admitted Marcos. “I have some things to work on for sure. The first serve was not working very well percentage-wise. I had a lot of unforced errors, not a lot of winners. But I’m happy, first match of the year you don’t feel that well. I fought very well and that’s very positive.
“In the tie-break I played very aggressive and it paid off. I think that was the key of the match, to win the important points, and I played them really, really well.”
Marcos goes onto face either Japan’s Kei Nishikori, the No. 5 seed, or Germany’s Cedrik-Marcel Stebe for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Go, Marcos!
