UMAG, Croatia (AP)—Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco needed nearly three hours to beat Igor Andreev, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) Sunday in the ATP Croatia Open final.
The fourth-seeded Andreev won four straight games to claim the first set and take a 1-0 lead in the second. He had break point for a 3-1 lead, but Verdasco suddenly rallied, hitting winners from all over the court.
He broke to lead 5-4, and held serve to win the set.
That’s when Andreev took a medical timeout for treatment for two blisters on his feet.
Verdasco continued to dominate, breaking for a 3-0 lead in the third set and was ahead 40-love when Andreev rallied.
He broke Verdasco, and again to even the set. That forced the tiebreak before the Spaniard prevailed in 2 hours, 50 minutes, the longest final in the tournament’s 19-year history.
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Monday, July 21, 2008
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