Thomaz Bellucci stuns Janko Tipsarevic to lift Credit Agricole Suisse Open title: Tennis Special
Brazilian star, Thomaz Bellucci, shocked everyone after upsetting the top seed, Janko Tipsarevic, in a three-set thriller at the Credit Agricole Suisse Open 2012 on Sunday. He summed up a 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-2 victory against the Serbian number two to claim his first year-to-date title at this ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour 250 series event taking place in Gstaad, Switzerland.
Bellucci displayed top notch performance to win his second trophy at this hard court tournament and his third overall. He conquered Gstaad in 2009 and the following year captured his second career title at the VTR Open in Santiago (tumbled Juan Monaco in the final).
"Gstaad is very special for me because I won my first title here three years ago, which was a surprise and unexpected," said the beaming Brazilian. "For me to win one more time here is very special. I feel very comfortable here, like I’m playing at home."
After stealing the show in two hours and 24 minutes, Bellucci not only avenged his loss at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart earlier this circuit but also improved to a 2-1 record in the FedEx ATP Head 2 Head series against the Serb.
The Belgrade native thundered into the Swiss courts and drew the first blood in the second game to leap to a 2-0 lead. Apart from losing his serve in the very next game, Tipsarevic capitalised on another break chance in the fourth game and took a 4-1 lead. He lost his edge again in the seventh game but remained calm and dragged the set to a tie-breaker. The Serbian star was trailing 1-5 in it before hitting back and conquering the opener with a 7-6(6) success.
Ranked 40th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Bellucci turned the tides towards his favour in the follow-up set. He quickly swiped his entire serves without encountering any challenge and cashed in the lone break opportunity in the last game to pull out the equaliser by winning six games to four.
The 24-year-old kept momentum rolling towards the final set and earned the coveted break in the second game to jump to a 3-0 lead. He held his remaining serves with poise and cashed in another break chance in the last game, eventually recording a 6-2 victory.
Overall, the world number eight clobbered a better first serve share of 58 per cent as compared to Bellucci’s 55 per cent and impressively availed 40 out of 58 points on it.
"I would like to congratulate Thomaz on a successful tournament and a great final," Tipsarevic stated in a post-match interview. "I felt the first two sets could have gone either way and he was just a better player than me in the third set. It’s an amazing event and a great tournament.”
Tipsarevic cashed in both break chances but was broken five times, which cost him the match.
Both stars are now looking forward for the Olympics glory in London.
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