Top seeded Janko Tipsarevic topples Juan Monaco to capture the Mercedes Cup title – Tennis News
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 9:49:19 by Awais Ahmed
Top seeded Janko Tipsarevic topples Juan Monaco to capture the Mercedes Cup title – Tennis News
In an epic final between the top two players of the tournament, Serbian number two Janko Tipsarevic got the better of second seeded Juan Monaco in a three-set thriller at the Mercedes Cup 2012 on Sunday. He nudged up a 6-4 5-7, 6-3 victory against the Argentinean
star to lift his maiden year-to-date title this season.
The top seeded Serb displayed flawless performance, eventually carving out the victory in their third meeting.
“It wasn’t an easy match to play, considering the balls were flying everywhere," Tipsarevic stated in a post-match press conference. "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 honestly still don’t believe I won the title, considering that in almost every match I was hanging to lose.”
Tipsarevic thundered into the Tennis Club Weissenhof and jumped to a 2-0 lead. Apart from losing his edge in the fourth game, the Serb swiftly plucked remaining serves and got the breakthrough in the ninth game, eventually sealing the opener with a 6-4 win.
After the world number eight went on a four-game killing spree, Monaco raised his game and wiped out the following five games in a row. The Argentine cashed in another break chance in the last game and grabbed the equaliser by winning seven games to five.
The match was poised at a knife edge but Tipsarevic re-gained his strength and rhythm. The Serb reeled off the last three games successively and clicked the decider with a 6-3 score line.
After stealing the show, the Serb became the last member of the Top 10 to capture a title this circuit. He required two hours and 35 minutes to bag the match. As a result, the Serbian number two not only took lead in the FedEx ATP Head 2 Head series by 2-1
against the world number 14 but also pocketed a cheque of €64,700.
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