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Second seed Dimitrov was one set ahead and 5-2 up in the
second before Schwartzman, the world number 87, fought back to
win the his first ATP title 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-0.
"I let myself down, I let my team down, I let my family down
with that behavior," Dimitrov told reporters.
"I started cramping at 5-2 in the second set. It was very
unfortunate that I couldn’t close out the match. I have to give
credit to Diego."
Dimitrov, the world number 29, lost 11 of the last 12 games of
the claycourt match, smashing up two rackets along the way.
The world number 29, trailing 5-0 in the third set, then broke
up another racket when level at 40-40 in the sixth game of the
set, resulting in a match-ending penalty.
(Reporting by Tim Wharnsby in Toronto, editing by Ed Osmond)
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