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Cilic joins Djokovic in ATP Tour's 600 club

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Marin Cilic joined Novak Djokovic in the 600 club as he beat Learner Tien at the Dallas Open.

Cilic triumphed 7-5 7-6 (7-4) over home hope Tien on Tuesday, and in the process collected his 600th Tour-level victory.

The only other active male player with 600+ wins is Djokovic, who has 1,168. 

Stan Wawrinka, who will retire this year, sits on 586 wins, three ahead of Gael Monfils, who is also on a farewell run.

Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, is one of four active players to reach the semi-finals of all four majors, alongside Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

Elsewhere, Rotterdam Open top seed Alex de Minaur advanced past Arthur Fils.

De Minaur, runner-up in the Netherlands in each of the previous two years, had it tough in the first set but came out in the tie-break, before taking the match away from Fils in the second set to prevail 7-6 (7-3) 6-2.