"I was just trying to stay mentally in it. And definitely it was an extremely tough match " Cilic said of the two hours 57 minutes match on Sunday Xinhua news agency reported.
"No breaks for me until that last return game. I definitely feel relieved that I won it and what a great week."
"I m very delighted. Extremely happy for today s win and also throughout the week I was playing great tennis " Cilic said.
"It was extremely tough today. Novak was playing great tennis. It was definitely a joy to be a part of this final and to lift this trophy."
It was also a successful week for Djokovic who reached his first ATP-level final in almost a year.
"He deserved to win " Djokovic said. "It s a tough loss for me today obviously. But I have to see it from a positive side. I haven t played a final at any event in almost a year so this felt great."
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