Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic outlasted Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 to take his second career title at the ATP level. Rosol, who is 29 and ranked #33 in the world, left Janowicz disappointed in his attempt to win his first trophy.
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Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria defeated Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 7-6(2), 6-1 to win the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy. This is Dimitrov’s second title of the year, and third of his career. Rosol was defending the trophy. The men traded breaks in the first set, which was very competitive and decided in a tiebreak, that was less so. Rosol won only two points. Dimitrov took over the match from there, running away with the second set. When the rankings come out tomorrow, the Bulgarian will regain his previous career-high mark at No. 14.
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Lukas Rosol, who shot to instant fame by defeating Rafael Nadal in the second round at Wimbledon last year, has won his first ATP tour title with a straight sets (6-3 6-2) victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in Bucharest, Hungary.
In the nine months since defeating Nadal, Rosol has now won an ATP tour title, broken into the Top 40 and been a key Davis Cup player.
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