Sunday, July 15, 2012

Tipsarevic wins Mercedes Cup 2012 title


Tipsarevic wins Mercedes Cup 2012 title

Janko Tipsarevic defeated Juan Monaco 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to win the 2012 Mercedes Cup title in Stuttgart.

Tipsarevic was up a set and led 4-1 in the second set when the encounter was delayed due to rain and when they came back the Serb allowed his opponent to take the momentum.

Monaco won 12 of 13 points, including all eight on Tipsarevic's serve to take the set.

Tipsarevic broke serve first in the third but then dropped his serve after a longer, 20-minute interruption because of rain.

When they returned, Tipsarevic again dropped his serve at love. He then broke back immediately, and took the match after Monaco sent a forehand into the net on Tipsarevic's second match point.

"I really still don't believe I won the tournament," Tipsarevic said. "But I kept fighting until the end."

“It wasn’t an easy match to play, considering the balls were flying everywhere," said Tipsarevic. "It wasn’t really easy to be aggressive, but I felt I was the better player in the third set. I had a huge chance at 4-0 up in the second set, but instead of being more aggressive, I became passive. Luckily, I managed to come back.”

“I feel great," said Tipsarevic. "I honestly still don’t believe I won the title, considering that in almost every match I was hanging to lose. There were a lot of ups and downs. I think my mental attitude was the key for me, fighting from the first to the very last point. I think that is one of the reasons why I managed to win the title."

“I never gave up and kept fighting," said Monaco. "I had a few chances and got back into the match. In the final set, he played better than me and really deserved to win. I tried my best, but today wasn’t my day. He is a nice guy."


Source ATP
Photo Getty Images


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