U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic was eliminated in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Wednesday , losing to Victor Estrella of the Dominican Republic 6-4 , 6-4 . Also , Santiago Giraldo of Colombia beat Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-3 , 3-6 , 6-1 , to reach a third-round meeting against top-seeded Kei Nishikori , setting up a rematch of last year 's final won by the Japanese . Estrella broke Cilic four times on the outdoor red clay , stealing his serve to go ahead 5-4 in the second set , and finishing off the ninth-ranked Croat by holding serve to love . Victor Estrella of the Dominican Republic recorded a 6-4 6-4 victory over Main Cilic at the Barcelona Open . Cilic is the 2014 U.S. Open champion but is struggling for fitness and form after a shoulder injury . Estrella , who had won only one match in his last five tournaments , celebrated after placing a long forehand out of Cilic 's reach on match point . It was only Cilic 's third tournament of the season after he rested to recover from a shoulder injury . As the fourth seed , he had a bye in the first round . ' I was not too happy with the way I played , ' Cilic said . ' I made a lot of unforced errors . I feel I still need several matches to get my form to a good stage . ' Estrella , ranked 53rd , last year became the first Dominican to finish a season in the top 100 . On court No . 1 , Pablo Andujar of Spain roared back to oust 11th-seeded Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 2-6 , 6-1 , 6-2 .
Marin Cilic defeated 6-4 6-4 by Victor Estrella in the Barcelona Open . The U.S. Open champion is struggling for form after a shoulder injury . TL;DR