Arthur Fery beats former US Open champion to earn first ATP Tour win in two months

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• Arthur Fery claimed his first ATP Tour win since August by beating Marin Cilic at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.
• The Brit, who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in July, has struggled in recent tournaments but managed to hold his nerve to take the first set on a tie-break.
• Fery then raced through the second set as he dropped just one game in securing a 7-6, 6-1 victory over the former US Open champion.
• Cilic won the US Open back in 2014, and also reached the Wimbledon final in 2017 and the Australian Open final the following year.
• Fery is due to face the 26th seed Karen Khachanov in the next round after coming through his opening test in Shanghai.