Tomic breaks a 3-year drought

– Controversial Australian Bernard Tomic won his first significant tournament in three years yesterday – and in the most dramatic of circumstances, saving four match points to triumph at the Chengdu Open.

The 25-year-old defeated top seed Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 in a thrilling three-setter in southwest China, where he was a qualifier.

Victory for Tomic will propel the No 123 comfortably inside the top 100. –

Beijing