Nick Kyrgios strikes the net on his second serve. Marin Cilic with match point on serve.

Nick Kyrgios with no response to the Marin Cilic serve. Change of ends.

Ominously Marin Cilic wins both his points on serve before Nick Kyrgios finally gets himself on the board with two points on serve.

Oh dear. Nick Kyrgios double faults to boost Marin Cilic's chances to closing out this match. A couple of big points.

The second set has followed the same pattern as the first with not a single service game dropped by either player. Marin Cilic wins the 12th to love.

We have another tie-break.

Phew. Give me a chance to write something here guys. In a blitz of shoulders and balls flashing on the lines Nick Kyrgios wastes no time to win a game to love on his serve.

The answer is a resounding no. Marin Cilic is almost mechanical with his rhythm and style. He eases through another service game. Even stevens after a rapid 10 games in the second set.

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Nick Kyrgios rattles through another service game in double-quick time. Can he break the Marin Cilic serve and force his way back into this match?

Marin Cilic with another ruthless service game as he racks up his ace count with two more to take the tally for the match to 10.

While Nick Kyrgios is all pouts and histrionics the Croatian does things with minimum of fuss.

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Nick Kyrgios with his 13th ace en route to winning the fourth game of the second set.

Truth be told it's not been the most enthralling match this - unless you are a fan of big serves - with few rallies between the players.

Nick Kyrgios keeps scrapping away and at 30-30 he does a frustrated jig on the spot after his forehand return does not clear the net. Marin Cilic goes on to win the game.

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John McEnerney: It has to be Marat 'No Regrets' Safin. Dropping his shorts in the French Open, arriving at a tournament in Perth with two black eyes and two models. Oh, and he smashed the odd dozen rackets too. Cheeky chap and some player.

At the women's grass-court tournament in Birmingham, Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova is through to the final after a 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 victory over Barbora Strycova.

She will face the winner of the match between defending champion Petra Kvitova and Mihaela Buzarnescu, which is under way now.

An opportunity of a break point as Marin Cilic's return clips the top of the net at 15-40 and drops in his favour. However, Nick Kyrgios responds with some mammoth serves and holds.

Another couple of clenched fists of celebration from Marin Cilic as twice he gets over the top of the ball and arrows it into the corner of the court. The Croatians caps the game with his fifth ace of the match.

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Andy Murray made his comeback after nearly a year without competitive tennis at Queen's earlier in the week but will he play at Wimbledon? Well, we are not quite sure at this stage.

But we do know that the Scot has accepted a wildcard entry into the Nature Valley International at Eastbourne as he continues his return from a hip injury.

The tournament, which starts on Sunday, is the final warm-up event before Wimbledon begins on 2 July.

Another quickfire service game which Nick Kyrgios takes to love.

These two are not hanging around - they must both have a late lunch booked somewhere in South Kensington...

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Waiting to receive from Marin Cilic, Nick Kyrgios mutters and grumbles to himself under his breath. At the other end the Croatian seems unflappable, and his serve remains in good nick.

The perfect response from Nick Kyrgios as he produces a service game to love to win the first game of the second set.

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