Marin Cilic overcomes Pablo Andujar in Cincinnati

Marin Cilic has defeated Pablo Andujar in the third round of the Cincinnati Open.

The Croatian was made to work for his victory, with the first set going to a tie-break before he came out 7-6 6-2 winner.

Cilic broke first in the opening set, but the Spaniard soon hit back. Both struggled to hold their serve before the Croat dug deep to take the tie-break 7-4.

The second set was a different story, with Cilic breaking for 3-0 and again for 5-2 to keep a firm stranglehold on the game.

With a 6-2 advantage, he served out an ace at 40-15 to book his place in the quarter-final of the competition.