St Petersburg Open: Damir Dzumhur downs Fabio Fognini to claim maiden ATP crown

Saint Petersburg: Damir Dzumhur battled back from a set down to beat Italian third seed Fabio Fognini in St Petersburg on Sunday and become the first Bosnian to win an ATP Tour title. The 25-year-old Dzumhur prevailed 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to chalk up his first win over Fognini in their third meeting. [caption id=“attachment_4077931” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Damir Dzumhur kisses his trophy after winning the St. Petersburg Open final against Fabio Fognini. AP[/caption] “I was very nervous in the first set and couldn’t find my game, while Fabio played good,” Dzumhur said. “But I tried to stay in the game and that helped me to take the second set. In the deciding set I found my rhythm and played well while Fabio went down. Overall it was a great day for me.” Fiery Italian Fognini, who was playing his first tournament since being kicked out of the US Open for launching into a sexist tirade against a female umpire, broke twice to take the opening set in 42 minutes. But Dzumhur forced a decider before cruising through the third set as 2012 runner-up Fognini wilted.