A backhand cross-court winner on match point gave Viktor Troicki, the defending champion, a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7) victory over Grigor Dimitrov in the Sydney International final in Australia on Saturday. Each player saved match points in the tiebreaker of an 82-minute third set, but Troicki’s final winner left Dimitrov flat-footed at the net.
u25a0 Alizé Cornet of France stormed to a 6-1, 6-2 win over the Canadian Eugenie Bouchard at the Hobart International in Australia to claim her fifth career title. (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE)