Former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic has won his first ATP Tour title in almost three years, becoming the lowest-ranked men’s winner in the Open Era in the process. Cilic, 37, beat the sixth seed and home favorite Zhang Zhizhen 7-6(5),

Marin Cilic continued his comeback from injury, fighting off two match points to defeat Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to reach the semifinals of the Hangzhou Open in China.

US Open champion Marin Cilic scripted ATP history on Tuesday, becoming the lowest-ranked player ever to win a tour title.

Marin Cilic has become the lowest-ranked title winner in ATP history after beating Zhang Zhizhen to win the Hangzhou Open, his first title in three years.

Marin Cilic was ranked just 777th in the world going into the Hangzhou Open, but he beat the odds to come away with the title on Tuesday.

Marin Cilic has become the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP Tour singles title thanks to his historic run at the Hangzhou Open. The Croatian has struggled with injury in recent years, but he ended his title drought in fine style in China to bump Lleyton Hewitt off top spot.

The Asian Swing started last week at the ATP Tour, where two tournaments were played in China. Two fascinating stories have emerged from these tournaments.