Verdasco wins in Houston for 6th ATP title
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FERNANDO Verdasco won the US Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday for his sixth ATP World Tour title and first since 2010, beating Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-6 (4).
The 30-year-old Verdasco ended a six-match losing streak in tournament finals. He also reached the doubles final and had been on the court six hours longer than Almagro going into the final.
“I’m so tired I don’t know if I can talk so much,” said Verdasco, seeded fourth.
Almagro had a walkover in the semifinals when Sam Querrey pulled out because of back injury in Houston.
The third-seeded Almagro reached set point five times against Verdasco’s serve in the ninth game of second set, but could not convert. He also up a mini-break in the tiebreaker before Verdasco fought back.
Almagro also finished second last year, losing to John Isner. Almagro has won all 12 of his titles on clay.
“You are never happy when you lose a final,” Almagro said. “I had my chances. But I credit Fernando.”
On Saturday in the doubles final, twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan beat Verdasco and David Marrero 4-6, 6-4, 11-9.
In Poland, Alize Cornet saved a match point before beating Camila Giorgi of Italy 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 in a three-hour final to win the Katowice Open for her fourth career WTA title. The match lasted 3 hours, 11 minutes.
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