The croatian Marin Cilic, ninth seeded, he was eliminated from the second consecutive ATP 250 tournament played in Suburb (Germany), losing this Monday in the first round to American Steve Johnson.
The champion of the 2014 US Open and who became the number three in the world, succumbed to Johnson 7-6 (3) 6-4. The Croatian had beaten the American in the previous five between them.
The opponent in the second round of world number 71 will be the winner of this Tuesday's match between the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, from the previous one, and the Spanish Alejando Davidovich, that last week, also in Cologne, he was Cilic's executioner in the round of 16. The eighth favorite, the Frenchman, also went to the eighth on Monday. Adrian Mannarino, in his case at the expense of Australian Alexei Popyrin by a double 6-2.