Cilic outlasts Djokovic

Afp, London

Marin Cilic was crowned Queen's Club champion for the second time as the Croatian stunned Novak Djokovic with a dramatic fightback in his 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 victory on Sunday.

Cilic was on the verge of a third loss in the Queen's final when Djokovic held a match point in the second set. But the world number six survived that threat and then stormed back from 4-1 down to take the second set tie-break.

Cilic powered through the deciding set to win the Wimbledon warm-up event for the first time since 2012.

At two hours and 57 minutes, it was the longest final in Queen's history.

Djokovic tried to stay upbeat, saying: "It's a tough loss for me. But I have to see the positive because I haven't played a final in almost a year."