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Fabio Fognini wins Mercedes Cup for 1st title
Fognini led 4-1 before dropping serve in the third. He held on and became the first Italian champion in Stuttgart.
Stuttgart, Germany:
Fabio Fognini came from behind to beat second-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in three sets in the final of the ATP Mercedes Cup on Sunday for his first career title.
The fifth-seeded Italian won 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on the sun-drenched clay court after taking a decisive 4-1 lead in the final set.
Fognini lost his first two career finals last year and went into the match with a 0-2 record against Kohlschreiber. Although he could not capitalize on an early break in the first set, Fognini took a 3-1 lead in the second. Kohlschreiber saved four set points in the eighth game before Fognini served out the set.
Fognini led 4-1 before dropping serve in the third. He held on and became the first Italian champion in Stuttgart.
Topics mentioned in this article
Tennis
Leander Paes
Roger Federer
Nikolay Davydenko
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Victor Hanescu
Jurgen Melzer
Alexander Peya
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Juan Martin del Potro
Gilles Simon
Novak Djokovic
Santiago Giraldo
Fabio Fognini
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