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Feliciano Lopez beats Marin Cilic to win Queen's 2017 final thriller

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Feliciano Lopez beat Marin Cilic in a thrilling Queen's 2017 final after a final set tie-break decider.

After taking a set apiece to set up a deciding set, both men traded match points on the tie break before Lopez finally broke Cilic to win the Aegon Championships.

The Spanish veteran claimed the biggest title of his long career when he battled back in a nerve-wracking final.

The 35-year-old, who suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the 2014 final when he held a match point against Grigor Dimitrov, this time saved a match point in a tense final set tie-break before toppling the Croat.

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Lopez saved his match point with a steely volley at 5-6 in the breaker before Cilic fended off two.

Then, at the third time of asking, crowd favourite Lopez could celebrate after fourth seed Cilic pulled a forehand into the tramlines.

It was Lopez's sixth career title and third on grass.

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Additional reporting by Reuters.