Dusan Lajovic halts red-hot Andrey Rublev to win Banja Luka title

Banja Luka: Dusan Lajovic upset the in-form Andrey Rublev in the Banja Luka final on Sunday, winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to clinch his second career ATP title. World number 70 Lajovic, who knocked out Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals, snapped Rublev’s eight-match winning run that began with his triumph last week in Monte Carlo. Lajovic led 5-1 in the deciding set but had to hold off a spirited comeback from Rublev before securing victory after two hours and 32 minutes. “Honestly it was probably the toughest match I have had in the past six months. I felt drained,” the 32-year-old Lajovic said. “From 5-1 in the third I could not feel my legs and felt a bit dizzy. “I knew he was going to fight but somehow I managed to pull it out in the last game. I wasn’t even thinking in the last game.” Lajovic’s only other title also came on clay at Umag in 2019. Read all the Latest News, Trending News,  Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.