Third seed Marin Cilic will take on Horacio Zeballos in round two of the BMW Open

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Marin Cilic started his BMW Open campaign by beating Simone Bolelli of Italy, in what proved to be a close fought contest (7-5, 7-6(4)). Whilst the Croat had been expected to earn a comfortable victory, he will perhaps be grateful simply to have gotten the match finished in straight sets. As last year’s runner-up, Cilic will be aiming to challenge for this week’s title, and he’ll have a second opportunity to outline his credentials when he meets Horacio Zeballos on Thursday in round two.

Zeballos produced a good display to get past Robert Kendrick in round one (6-4, 6-4). Even so, the odds appear to be stacked against the Argentine here. Zeballos entered this competition as the world No. 113, and a win against Cilic would certainly be something of a surprise. Zeballos has played fairly well in his ATP World Tour outings this season, but he’ll need to raise his game to beat Cilic.

Cilic and Zeballos have never previously met in ATP World Tour competition, though this lack of history shoudn’t cloud predictions. It’s hard to see past Cilic, a five-time ATP title winner, winning this matchup. Zeballos won’t make it easy though, and it would be wrong to dismiss his chances entirely.

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