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Their match Sunday lasted two hours, 33
minutes. Paul had a large edge in winners (30-15) and aces
(7-1), while Giron committed the only three double faults of the
match and had more unforced errors (18-10). Paul converted both
break-point opportunities, while his opponent was 2-for-6.
Cordoba Open
Italian qualifier Luciano Darderi defeated Argentine qualifier
Facundo Bagnis in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4 in the final in
Argentina.
Darderi recorded eight aces and won 77.8 percent of his first
serves (21 of 27), compared to 51.4 percent (19 of 37) for
Bagnis.
Darderi, ranked 136th in the world, converted 4 of 10
break-point opportunities, to 1 of 2 for Bagnis, who is ranked
207th.
Open 13 Provence
Frenchman Ugo Humbert delighted the home crowd by winning his
fifth ATP Tour title, besting Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-4,
6-3 at Marseille, France.
Humbert, the fourth seed, jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second set
after saving two break points in the first game and breaking the
serve of Dimitrov, the second seed, in the following game.
Dimitrov had defeated Humbert in the duo's two prior meetings
before Humbert's 84-minute victory. The win was fueled by
Humbert's exceptional serving. He fired 10 aces, saved both of
his two break points and won 87 percent of points on his first
serve (33 of 38). Humbert has won all five of his tour finals.
--Field Level Media
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