Result: Feliciano Lopez overcomes Marin Cilic to win maiden Aegon Championships title

Housewives' favourite Feliciano Lopez in action during the French Open on May 28, 2016
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Feliciano Lopez battles back to overcome Marin Cilic and secure his maiden Aegon Championships title at Queen's Club on Sunday.

Feliciano Lopez has clinched his first Aegon Championships title with victory over Marin Cilic in Sunday's final at Queen's Club.

The Spaniard saved a match point and secured a thrilling 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(8) win on his third championship point to avenge his loss in the 2014 final.

Lopez held a championship point three years ago against Grigor Dimitrov before crashing to a three-set defeat, but he has now got his hands on the trophy at the 12th time of asking.

The 35-year-old was trailing by a set to the big-serving Croatian, and needed two tie-break sets before holding his nerve in a gripping finale to overwhelm the world number seven for his sixth career title and third on grass.

Lopez saved his match point with a powerful volley at 5-6 in the breaker before Cilic fended off two, but at the third time of asking, the fourth seed pulled a forehand into the tramlines to hand his opponent the long-awaited tournament win.

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