Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic saved two match factors on the way in which to a gritty 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory over Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Sunday to seize his second profession ATP title at Delray Seaside, Florida.
Down a break at 5-2 within the third set, Serbia’s Kecmanovic fought off a pair of match factors towards his personal serve within the eighth recreation.
Davidovich missed a forehand by the barest margin on the primary, and Kecmanovic had some assist from the web wire on a volley winner on the subsequent.
It launched a run of 5 straight video games for Kecmanovic to shut out the match.
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Davidovich, searching for his first profession title, gave himself a glimmer of an opportunity within the remaining recreation however couldn’t convert a break level, and after Kecmanovic let one match level get away, the Spaniard sailed yet one more forehand lengthy on the Serbian’s second likelihood.
Kecmanovic, 25, claimed a second title to go together with the Kitzbuhel claycourt crown he gained in 2020. Ranked 56th to begin the week, he’ll return to the highest 50 on this planet for the primary time since August when the brand new rankings are launched on Monday.
It was a bitter finish to the event for 25-year-old Davidovich, the world No. 60 who had stopped American Taylor Fritz’s bid for a 3rd straight Delray Seaside title within the quarter-finals on the way in which to his second profession remaining.