Marcos bowed out in the first round of the China Open in Beijing on Tuesday as he was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by on-the-rise Ukrainian, Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Both players struggled on serve in a match featuring eight breaks, and Marcos was broken five times as he fell to defeat in 83 minutes.
Marcos will now have a few days to regroup and practice before playing at next week’s Shanghai Rolex Masters, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament.
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