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Fognini wins fifth ATP title in Gstaad

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GSTAAD, Switzerland: Fabio Fognini beat Yannick Hanfmann 6-4, 7-5 in the Gstaad ATP tournament final on Sunday to win his fifth tour title. The 31-year-old Italian, ranked 31 in the world, was playing in his 13th ATP final.

All five of his victories have come on clay. “It’s always a nice feeling when you win. This week was really tough for me,” said Fognini. “I lost my first set 6-1 in 20 minutes (to Slovakian Norbert Gombos). But each day I felt better and better.”


Despite losing, 25-year-old Hanfmann, the world number 170 who has had a hearing impairment since birth, enjoyed the best result of his career this week in reaching the final, having also knocked out third seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the second round.


Peng romps to home title


In Beijing, China’s Peng Shuai claimed the Jiangxi Open title on Sunday when she overpowered unseeded Nao Hibino 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sided final.


The 31-year-old Peng made light work of the Japanese in just under 90 minutes to add to the maiden WTA singles crown she won last year, also on home soil, in Tianjin.


Peng, with a world ranking of 32 and the tournament’s second seed, was never really in trouble on the outdoor hard courts at Nanchang in southeast China.


Hibino, 92 in the world, drove a two-handed backhand into the net from the baseline to gift the home favourite the match. — AFP


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