Tomic ends drought in Chengdu

Australian

Bernard Tomic won his first ATP World Tour title in more than three years yesterday, beating Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(7) in final of the Chengdu Open.

Tomic had to battle hard against the top seed, saving four match-points in a tense final set before wrapping up the match in two hours and 15 minutes. The Australian sent down 12 aces and won 70 per cent of his first serves to claim his first title since his victory in Bogota in 2015. The last few years have been hard on Tomic, who slipped out the world’s top 20 after a significant slump in form. (Reuters)