Flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini followed up his shock victory over Rafael Nadal...
MONTE CARLO - Flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini followed up his shock victory over Rafael Nadal with a 6-3 6-4 win over Serbian Dusan Lajovic to claim his maiden Masters title in Monte Carlo on Sunday.
The 31-year-old triumphed despite suffering from an apparent muscle problem to became the lowest seeded player, at 13, to claim the title since Gustavo Kuerten in 1999. Lajovic, who had not lost a set this week before Sunday, did not have the weapons to counter Fognini’s tactical nous. Fognini won three games in a row and held off Lajovic to seal the opening set with a stunning backhand winner down the line.
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