Munich’s Gojowczyk (32) had already defeated Frenchman Ugo Humbert, who was 23rd in position, with 1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 4 and was second for the third time after 2013 and 2014 Drafted round of New York.
“I won it today through fitness,” said Kohlschreiber, who was enthusiastic about the atmosphere with many spectators on the course: “It is sensationally beautiful.”
Both offered close matches with their opponents and were not discouraged by setbacks in the meantime. Kohlschreiber stayed focused in the fourth set against the increasingly ailing Cilic and now faces the Spaniard Pablo Andújar.
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Gojowczyk, number 141 in the world rankings, had fought his way into the main field through qualification and will now face the Serbian Dusan Lajovic. In the fifth set he kept his nerve, brought the match to an end after 2:57 hours and thus worked out the chance to move into the third round of a major for the first time in his career.
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