Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev

Croatia Open: Andrey Rublev triumphs as a lucky loser in Umag

Tennis
Sun July 23, 2017 · 9y ago

Andrey Rublev became the first lucky loser to win an ATP Tour title in seven years by clinching the Croatia Open crown in Umag.

The Russian teenager required just 76 minutes to see off fourth seed Paolo Lorenzo 6-4 6-2, thus completing a remarkable run having lost in qualifying to Attila Balazs on Monday.

The last lucky loser to win an ATP Tour title was Rajeev Ram in Newport in 2009.

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