Cilic Beats Gasquet to Reach Quarterfinals

It took two hours and 15 minutes, but 10th seed Marin Cilic ultimately prevailed over eighth seed Richard Gasquet, reaching the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 victory on Wednesday in

The Croat let by a set and 5-3, but Gasquet reeled off four straight games to level the contest. Cilic regained the advantage in the sixth game of the decider, though, and didn't falter as he went on to close out his 12th win of the season.

The 27-year-old Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion (d. Nishikori), is through to the quarterfinals at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the first time and goes on to face David Goffin, who pulled off his second career win over a Top 10 player against World No. 4 Stan Wawrinka, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5) on Stadium 2.
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Source: BNP Paribas Open