Ferrer wins fifth title of season in Bastad; Isner defends Newport title; Tipsarevic take Stuttgart crown; Cilic conquers Umag
July 15, 2012 · Print This Article
SKISTAR SWEDISH OPEN—Båstad, Sweden
Top seed David Ferrer won his fifth title of the season on Sunday at the Skistar Swedish Open. Ferrer defeated countryman Nicolas Almagro 6-2, 6-2 and improved to 11-0 in the pair’s head-to-head. Ferrer also won his Tour-leading 51st match of the season and blew by the two million dollar mark in earning in 2012.
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CAMPBELL’S HALL OF FAME TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS—Newport, U.S.A.
Top seed John Isner captured his first title of 2012 after he powered through former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets, 7-6(1), 6-4.
Pounding 16 aces past the Australian, Isner took home his fourth career title and first since Winston-Salem last summer.
Hewitt, who was in search of his first title since Halle in 2010, is currently ranked No. 233 in the world.
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MERCEDESCUP—Stuttgart, Germany
Top seed and world No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic won his first career clay-court title on Sunday in Stuttgart, Germany, defeating savvy dirtballer Juan Monaco, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
After leading 6-4, 4-0, a brief rain delay halted the Serbian’s momentum and saw Monaco race through the remainder of the third set. However, aiming to tie his head-to-head with Monaco at 2-all, Tipsarevic played the bolder tennis of the two and broke on three occasions in the deciding set. The 28-year-old from Belgrade now has three career titles.
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ATP VEGETA CROATIA OPEN UMAG—Umag, Croatia
Second seed Marin Cilic took home his second title of the season and eighth of his career by dismissing Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-2 in Umag on Sunday.
Winning his home-country event for the first time, Cilic lost in the finals last year to Alexandr Dolgopolov. The 6′6″ Croatian also improved to 22-10 on the season and pocketed 64,700 € in prize money for his victory.
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