Maiden triumph

St.Petersburg : Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrates his victory over Fabio Fognini of Italy in the the St. Petersburg Open ATP tennis tournament final match in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. AP/ PTI(AP9_24_2017_000223B)

St. Petersburg: Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur earned the first title of his tennis career in a comeback victory over Italy’s Fabio Fognini 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament here Sunday. The Bosnian needed 113 minutes to stun the third-seeded Italian who was eyeing the sixth title of his career. “I was very nervous at the start, even though it was my second final. I couldn’t find my best rhythm. But the experience of playing one final already helped me a lot and in the end I won,” Dzumhur said after the end of the match.     

 

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