CHENNAI, India (AP)—Second-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia retained the Chennai Open title Sunday with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) victory over third-seeded Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka in the final.
The 21-year-old Cilic repeated his feat of winning a title in the new season’s first week for the second successive year.
“It’s been a good start to the year, winning back-to-back Chennai Open titles will surely boost my confidence,” said Cilic. “This is an ideal preparation for the Australian Open.”