Cilic d. Arnaldi

Cilic beat Arnaldi 6-1, 6-4 in the first round at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome. Cilic won 62 of 104 points (60%). Cilic hit 5 aces to 2 and won 86% of points behind the first serve (24/28) against 63% for Arnaldi. The second serve told: 65% won for Cilic, 43% for Arnaldi. Cilic converted 3 of 7 break points and saved 1 of 1 faced; Arnaldi converted 0 of 1. The match was played on clay in Italy.