BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY SUNCORP, Brisbane, Australia
Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the 29th title of his career in Brisbane, Australia on Sunday, defeating top seed Roger Federer 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. After breezing through the first set in 28 minutes, Hewitt saw a more aggressive Federer in latter stages of the second set. Tied at one set all, Hewitt’s pin-point serving and his deep return-of-serve helped gain the only break throughout the third set. Federer, who was aiming to win his first title in Brisbane, caputred one ATP World Tour title in 2013.
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AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN, Chennai, India
Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka captured the title in Chennai, India on Sunday, upending Frenchman Eduoard Roger-Vasselin 7-5, 6-2. Needing one hour and 36 minutes to seal his victory, Wawrinka took home his fifth career title and 250 ATP World Tour points. The 28-year-old will hope to continue his rich vein of form at the Australian Open next week.
