Marco Cecchinato

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RG18: wielkoszlemowy ćwierćfinał!

Marco Cecchinato (ITA) d. [8] David Goffin (BEL) 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3

[Lleyton]

[Barty]

[DUN I LOVE]

RG18: półfinał!


BBC.co.uk

Sen Włocha trwa! Marco pokonał 12-krotnego mistrza WS, Novaka Djokovicia i w piątek zagra o finał Roland Garros 2018!

Marco Cecchinato (ITA) d. [20] Novak Djoković (SRB) 6-3 7-6(4) 1-6 7-6(11)

[Damian]

Roland Garros: sen Marco Cecchinato trwa. Włoch pokonał Novaka Djokovicia i zagra o finał

Spoiler:

Marco Cecchinato sensacyjnie w czterech setach pokonał Novaka Djokovicia w ćwierćfinale rozgrywanego na kortach ziemnych w Paryżu Roland Garros 2018. Dla Włocha to pierwszy w karierze awans do wielkoszlemowego półfinału.
Przystępując do Roland Garros 2018, Marco Cecchinato nie miał na koncie wygranego meczu w głównej drabince turnieju wielkoszlemowego. W Paryżu grał tenis życia. Wygrał cztery mecze i został pierwszym włoskim ćwierćfinalistą tej imprezy od 2011 roku i wyczynu Fabio Fogniniego. Tenisista z San Remo wówczas nie wyszedł do meczu o półfinał z Novakiem Djokovicien. A wtorkowym rywalem Cecchinato był... właśnie Serb.
Przystępując do Roland Garros 2018, Marco Cecchinato nie miał na koncie wygranego meczu w głównej drabince turnieju wielkoszlemowego. W Paryżu grał tenis życia. Wygrał cztery mecze i został pierwszym włoskim ćwierćfinalistą tej imprezy od 2011 roku i wyczynu Fabio Fogniniego. Tenisista z San Remo wówczas nie wyszedł do meczu o półfinał z Novakiem Djokovicien. A wtorkowym rywalem Cecchinato był... właśnie Serb.
Włoch, któremu przed meczem mało kto dawał jakiekolwiek szanse, zaczął z wysokiego "c". Już w czwartym gemie wywalczył przełamanie, następnie podwyższył prowadzenie na 4:1, by wygrać pierwszego seta 6:3. Z kolei drugą partię rozpoczął od kolejnego breaka i wyjścia na 2:0.

REKLAMA

Djoković przetrzymał napór ze strony rywala i odrobił stratę przełamania w drugiej odsłonie. Ale na więcej go nie było stać. O losach tej partii musiał decydować tie break, w którym Cecchinato prezentował się genialnie. Sycylijczyk posyłał przepiękne uderzenia, mądrze konstruował wymiany i wygrał dodatkową rozgrywkę 7-4, w ostatnim punkcie popisując się kombinacją wyrzucającego serwisu i kończącego forhendu.

Mecz stał na znakomitym poziomie. Cecchinato grał tak, jakby ćwierćfinał turnieju wielkoszlemowego był jego codziennością. Świetnie prowadził wymiany i co rusz zaskakiwał Djokovicia perfekcyjnymi skrótami. Wyglądał jak rutyniarz, choć po raz pierwszy doszedł do tak zaawansowanej fazy imprezy wielkoszlemowej. A po drugiej stronie siatki miał 12-krotnego mistrza Wielkiego Szlema i 31-krotnego ćwierćfinalistę.

Po dwóch intensywnych setach poziom gry 25-latka z Palermo wyraźnie się obniżył. Djoković wykorzystał to bezlitośnie. W trzeciej partii Serb zwyciężył 6:1, a w czwartej prowadził już 5:2. Lecz Cecchinato wrócił do gry niemal w ostatnim momencie. Przełamał serwującego po zwycięstwo w czwartym secie rywala, wyrównał na 5:5, a następnie doprowadził do kolejnego w spotkaniu tie breaka.

O ile pierwszy tie break był doskonały, o tyle drugi był prawdziwą ucztą dla sympatyków tenisa. Obaj grali na niebotycznym poziomie, a sytuacja zmieniała się jak w kalejdoskopie. Cecchinato przy stanie 6-5 wywalczył meczbola, ale Djoković obronił się fenomenalną i intuicyjną akcją przy siatce. Później to Serb miał szanse, ale zmarnował trzy setbole. Z kolei przy 10-9 drugą piłkę meczową uzyskał Włoch. Jednakże belgradczyk znów oddalił zagrożenie, tym razem kończącym forhendem.


Cecchinato nie wykorzystał również meczbola przy wyniku 11-10, ale przy stanie 12-11 już był bezbłędny. Djoković po serwisie ruszył do ataku i chciał zaskoczyć rywala akcją serwis-wolej, ale Włoch posłał wspaniały bekhendowy return wzdłuż linii. Piłka trafiła w sam narożnik, a tenisista z Palermo padł na kort i nie mógł uwierzyć w swoje szczęście. Dokonał wielkiej rzeczy - pokonał Novaka Djokovicia i awansował do półfinału Roland Garros 2018.

Pojedynek trwał trzy godziny i 26 minut. W tym czasie Cecchinato zaserwował sześć asów, sześciokrotnie został przełamany, wykorzystał cztery z dziesięciu break pointów, posłał 54 zagrania kończące, popełnił 41 niewymuszonych błędów i łącznie zdobył 140 punktów, o cztery mniej od rywala. Z kolei Djokoviciowi zapisano pięć asów, 38 uderzeń wygrywających i 41 pomyłek własnych.

Wygrywając, Cecchinato został pierwszym włoskim półfinalistą turnieju wielkoszlemowego od 1978 roku, gdy do 1/2 finału Rolanda Garrosa dotarł obecny kapitan narodowej reprezentacji Italii, Corrado Barrazutti. Zajmujący 72. miejsce w rankingu tenisista z Palermo jest także najniżej notowanym półfinalistą paryskiego turnieju od 1999 roku, gdy do finału doszedł Andriej Miedwiediew, wówczas 100. gracz globu.
O finał, w piątek, Cecchinato, który stał się również ósmym w historii półfinalistą turnieju wielkoszlemowego pochodzącym z Włoch, powalczy z Dominikiem Thiemem.

Roland Garros, Paryż (Francja)
Wielki Szlem, kort ziemny, pula nagród 39,197 mln euro
wtorek, 5 czerwca

ćwierćfinał gry pojedynczej:

Marco Cecchinato (Włochy) - Novak Djoković (Serbia, 20) 6:3, 7:6(4), 1:6, 7:6(11)

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[arti]

Cecchinato Stuns Djokovic In Roland Garros Thriller

Spoiler:

Say it with us: Mar-co Check-in-aah-toe, Ro-land Gar-ros sem-i-fin-al-ist. The 25-year-old Italian pulled off his biggest win yet on Tuesday, beating 2016 champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6(4), 1-6, 7-6(11) to reach the semi-finals in Paris.

Marco Cecchinato, No 72 in the ATP Rankings, becomes the lowest-ranked Roland Garros semi-finalist since No. 100 Andrei Medvedev in 1999. The Palermo native is also the first Italian man to make a Grand Slam semi-final since Corrado Barazzutti at the 1978 Roland Garros.

Cecchinato will next face Austrian Dominic Thiem in their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting. The seventh seed beat German Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 earlier Tuesday to reach his third consecutive Roland Garros semi-final. Thiem has never made a Grand Slam final.

“I'm very, very happy,” Cecchinato said. “When I won the first match in Grand Slam, I feel good. And match by match, I feel now I can won also the next round... it's a special moment for me.”



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Before Paris, however, Cecchinato had never even won a Grand Slam match, losing at the 2015 US Open (l. Mardy Fish), 2016 Australian Open (l. Nicolas Mahut), 2016 Roland Garros (l. Nick Kyrgios), and 2017 Wimbledon (l. Nishikori). Cecchinato fell in the final round of Roland Garros qualifying last year.

But he's put it all together this fortnight, and he executed his game plan well – mixing in aggression with touch – to stun the former No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

Cecchinato

Cecchinato jumped out to a one-set lead by hugging the baseline and taking the ball early. He also played a thinking man's game, drop shotting Djokovic with success.

After the first set, Djokovic received treatment on the back of his right shoulder and his neck, and the Italian broke to start. But the Serbian began to step into the court and dictate with his forehand more often.

Djokovic had three set points with Cecchinato serving at 5-6, but the World No. 72 saved them all and converted his first such opportunity with a forehand winner behind Djokovic in the tie-break.

Something changed, however, in Cecchinato in the third set as he was broken four times. He chatted more often with the umpire about line calls and looked flustered.

Read More: Budapest Champion Cecchinato Reflects On First ATP World Tour Title

The fourth was more of the same, as Djokovic remained focused and Cecchinato's shotmaking – backhands on the line followed by drop-shot winners – was lacking. Until it wasn't.

Cecchinato, perhaps sensing his time was running short, held for 1-3 and broke Djokovic at 3-5 to get back on serve. In the tie-break, the Italian saw his first match point erased at 6/5 when Djokovic retrieved a drop shot and reacted well with a backhand volley.

“Just a pity that I couldn't capitalise on the chances in 4-1 in the fourth set and some break points,” Djokovic said. “But he came back and credit to him.”

The Serbian then had set points at 7/6, 8/7 and 9/8, but Cecchinato's defence kept Djokovic from forcing a fifth set. And at last, on his fourth match point, Cecchinato hit a backhand winner past a charging Djokovic to prolong the best – and most surprising – tournament of his career.

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Ładny awans w rankingu.

26 Kei Nishikori 1530
27 Marco Cecchinato 1510
28 Filip Krajinović 1506

[Lleyton]

Cecchinato Believing Anything Is Possible Now

Spoiler:

Italian meets Thiem for the first time at tour-level

If you were Italy's Marco Cecchinato, who beat Novak Djokovic to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals on Tuesday, wouldn't you also be believing anything is possible?

Defeat Dominic Thiem, a three-time Roland Garros semi-finalist, on Friday? “Why no?” Cecchinato said.

Who cares that the last time Cecchinato beat Thiem was five years ago, during a Futures final, and on hard courts, a much different setting than where they'll play their on Friday, on Court Philippe-Chatrier, at Roland Garros, during a Grand Slam semi-final.

You May Also Like: Thiem Beats Zverev, Moves Into Third Straight Roland Garros Semi-final

But at least Cecchinato has some past experience to rely on against Thiem, who swept Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 earlier Tuesday to reach his third Grand Slam semi-final. Before Roland Garros, Cecchinato had never won a Grand Slam match, losing at the 2015 US Open (l. Mardy Fish), 2016 Australian Open (l. Nicolas Mahut), 2016 Roland Garros (l. Nick Kyrgios), and 2017 Wimbledon (l. Nishikori). The Italian fell in the final round of Roland Garros qualifying last year.

Get To Know Cecchinato: Read Q&A | From Zero Slam Wins To Paris QF | Italian Wins Maiden ATP Title

And after his first two sets in Paris this year, Cecchinato couldn't have been thinking, 'Here I come semi-finals.' He lost the first two sets against Romania's Marius Copil before coming back to win 10-8 in the fifth. It was Cecchinato's first five-set match.

But round by round, the first Italian Grand Slam semi-finalist since Corrado Barazzutti at the 1978 Roland Garros has believed a little bit more. Cecchinato celebrated his biggest win on Tuesday, beating former No. 1 Djokovic 6-3, 7-6(4), 1-6, 7-6(11).

“I'm very, very happy,” Cecchinato said. “When I won the first match in a Grand Slam, I felt good. And match by match, I feel now I can won also the next round. And also against Carreno Busta, before the match I was very focused, and now I'm, it's a special moment for me.”

Pablo Carreno Busta was the first of two Top 10 opponents (David Goffin) Cecchinato knocked out at Roland Garros, which doesn't include his win against Djokovic, No. 22 in the ATP Rankings. If the 25-year-old Italian can transform belief into action again on Friday and beat the seventh-seeded Thiem, Cecchinato will have beaten three Top 10 opponents and find himself in a Grand Slam championship.

“Amazing tennis today. I was two sets up against Novak. In the third, I was a little bit tired. Also, in the fourth, I was... down, and I start to play very well. And on the tie-break, I played very, very well in the tie-break,” Cecchinato said.

“I work very hard on my team, and I'm very focused every match. I work out every day on preparation and also in the tournament. I think this is the key... [It] is a dream for me.”

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[Damian]

[arti]

Cecchinato Names His Favourite Roland Garros Moment

Spoiler:

Italian will climb to inside the Top 30 of the ATP Rankings
For Marco Cecchinato, who fell to Dominic Thiem 7-5, 7-6(10), 6-1, the lasting memory of his surprise run to the Roland Garros semi-finals wasn't when he ousted 2016 champion Novak Djokovic in a 24-point tie-break during the quarter-finals, one of the moments of the fortnight. It also wasn't when Cecchinato, down two sets to love in the first round, came back to beat Romania's Marius Copil 10-8 in the fifth set to secure his maiden Grand Slam victory.
The finest memory for Cecchinato, who captivated tennis fans across the world, was when the fans shouted the love back at the Italian.
“I think today, all day, on Philippe-Chatrier, every point, [the fans] said 'Forza, Marco'. So I think this is the best moment for me. Against Dominic Thiem, he is Top 10, and today all the people were for me,” Cecchinato said.

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It's worth repeating: the Italian had not won a Grand Slam match before Roland Garros, having gone 0-4 since the 2015 US Open. But then he defeated Copil, Argentine lucky loser Marco Trungelliti, 10th seed Pablo Carreno Busta, eighth seed David Goffin and former No. 1 Djokovic to make the semi-finals. Cecchinato became the lowest-ranked Roland Garros semi-finalist since No. 100 Andrei Medvedev 19 years ago.
“[It] was the special tournament for me. I played two sets the same level against Dominic Thiem. I think he's the second- or third-best player on red clay,” Cecchinato said. “The level is very good in this moment. And after Roland Garros, I am very, very happy.”
Cecchinato reminded everyone that his run didn't come from completely out of nowhere. The 25-year-old Italian, as a lucky loser, won his maiden ATP World Tour title in April on clay at the Gazprom Hungarian Open in Budapest. Prior to that, Cecchinato had been 5-29 in tour-level matches.
Read & Watch: Champion Cecchinato: Italian Wins Maiden ATP World Tour Title
“I think I started two months ago, not the last two weeks, because I won also Budapest... So I start to play very well in Monte-Carlo, I think. And so every week I play very, very well... and I want to continue like this,” Cecchinato said.
The Italian, currently No. 72 in the ATP Rankings, is expected to climb to a new career-high of No. 27 when the new rankings are released on Monday. He has his eyes set on even more elusive territory.
“For me, it is very important today, because I [was] playing against Dominic. So I need more work [to get to] Top 10 or Top 20, so these matches are very important for me,” Cecchinato said. “I think it's possible to compete every day, I think, because every match I played very well against Top 10, Top 20, Top 30. So now I think positive and maybe I can go also Top 20.”

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[Barty]

11.06.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 27

[Damian]

2018 US Open Spotlight: Marco Cecchinato

Spoiler:

Italian Marco Cecchinato is having the “best moment” of his life at the 2018 French Open after ousting No. 8 seed David Goffin, 7-5, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, Sunday to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. With the win, he becomes the lowest-ranked man to reach the final eight at Roland Garros since No. 80 Ernests Gulbis in 2008.

The world No. 72 is having a Cinderella run in Paris, having also dismissed another Top-10 seed, Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, in the third round. Up next for the Palermo, Italy, native is 2016 French Open champion Novak Djokovic.

Here’s more on the first Italian man to make it to the French Open quarterfinals since Fabio Fognini in 2011.

The Marco Cecchinato File

Age: 25
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Current Rank: 72
Career-High Rank: 59 (April 2018)
Best US Open Finish: 1st round (2015)

- Prior to the 2018 French Open, Cecchinato had never won a Grand Slam match in four previous main-draw appearances (US Open, 2015; Australian Open and French Open, 2016; Wimbledon, 2017). He had also never played a five-set match in his career before his come-from-behind, 2-6, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2, 10-8 win over Romanian Marius Copil in the first round.

- The Italian reached a career-high ranking of No. 59 in late April, after clinching his first ATP World Tour title at the Gazprom Hungarian Open. Cecchinato had lost in the final round of qualifying in Budapest but gained entry into the tournament as a lucky loser. He had never reached a semifinal, let alone final, at an ATP event previously.

- In doubles, Cecchinato reached the third round of the 2016 Australian Open with partner and compatriot Andreas Seppi, for his best Grand Slam doubles result to date.

- He made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2015 US Open, where he fell to Mardy Fish in the last victory of the American's career.

They Said It!

"I will play in the quarterfinal with one of the best players in the world, so it is a dream for me. It is a pleasure to play against Novak. This moment is unbelievable for me." - Cecchinato said after he defeated Goffin in the French Open fourth round.

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articl ... tml?chip=4

[Damian]

Wimbledon 2018 - pierwsze rozstawienie w Wielkim Szlemie.

[Damian]

Cecchinato Battles Past Vesely In Umag

Spoiler:

Djere defeats Marterer in straight sets
Marco Cecchinato continued his strong run of recent form on clay, beating Jiri Vesely 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Wednesday.
The Gazprom Hungarian Open titlist recorded his 16th tour-level win in 28 matches this season, after converting his seventh match point, to overcome the 25-year-old after two hours and 19 minutes. Roland Garros semi-finalist Cecchinato, who became the first Italian man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since Corrado Barazzutti in 1978, saved eight of 10 break points and fired nine aces en route to victory.
Vesely entered the tournament in fine form after winning six of eight matches during the grass-court season. The Czech reached the Round of 16 at Wimbledon (l. to Nadal) after falling to eventual champion Damir Dzumhur in the Turkish Airlines Open Antalya semi-finals.
Cecchinato will meet Laslo Djere for a spot in the semi-finals. Djere upset ninth-seeded Maximilian Marterer 7-6(4), 6-3.
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After defeating 2014 champion Pablo Cuevas in the first round, Djere dropped just five first-serve points (29/34) to reach his second tour-level quarter-final this season. In May, the World No. 100 enjoyed a run to the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open semi-finals.
Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finalist Dusan Lajovic also overcame seeded opposition, eliminating fifth seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 1-6, 6-0.
Lajovic levelled his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against the Spaniard at 2-2 after one hour and 39 minutes, converting four of 14 break-point opportunities to reach the quarter-finals. Lajovic will meet Aljaz Bedene or Guido Pella for a place in the final four.
Did You Know?
Andrey Rublev is bidding to become the third man to win back-to-back Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag titles. Thomas Muster (1992-1993) and Carlos Moya (2001- 2003) are the only men to ever successfully retain their title at the event.

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[Barty]

Cecchinato To Face Pella For Umag Crown

Spoiler:

The Umag championship will have an Italian-Argentine flair
Marco Cecchinato's breakthrough 2018 campaign is far from over. In a season that has seen the 25-year-old achieve a bevy of milestones and signature moments, Cecchinato has taken it to the next level.

The Italian reached his second ATP World Tour final of the year on Saturday, surging past qualifier Marco Trungelliti 6-2, 6-1 in just 66 minutes at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag. He saved four of five break points faced, while converting four break chances of his own. Trungelliti started strong, breaking immediately to open the match, but Cecchinato would right the ship, reeling off 12 of the next 14 games to run away with the encounter.

"I'm putting in the hard work and that's the key to this run," said Cecchinato. "Tomorrow I'm playing against a very good player in Guido Pella. I need to play very good tennis to win again."

Cecchinato, who lifted his first tour-level trophy in Budapest in April and stunned the tennis world with a run to the Roland Garros semi-finals, will next face Guido Pella for the Umag title. It will be their first FedEx ATP Head2Head encounter and third at all levels, with Cecchinato prevailing at the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour Finals and Pella exacting revenge at the Heilbronn Challenger in 2017.

A winner over John Millman in the final of the Gazprom Hungarian Open, Cecchinato has seen his position in the ATP Rankings soar from outside the Top 100 at the start of the year to a current career-high of No. 27. The Palermo native is projected to rise at least two spots this week as he closes in on the Top 20.

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On Sunday, the third-seeded Italian will face unseeded Argentine Pella with the trophy at stake. The 28-year-old earned his third three-set victory of the week with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 triumph over Robin Haase in the first semi-final.

"I think I played a very good match overall," said Pella. "In the second set, I was nervous. I struggled with the level of his game and tried to push a little bit, but I couldn't do it. After I lost the second, I started to play well again and was very aggressive in the third. That was the key."

Pella

Pella, who rallied from a set down to defeat both Taro Daniel in the first round and Aljaz Bedene in the second round, is vying for his maiden ATP World Tour crown. It is the third straight year he has reached a title match, having finished runner-up to Pablo Cuevas in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and to Alexander Zverev in Munich in 2017.

While Cecchinato is the third Italian to reach the Umag final in the past three years, joining 2016 winner Fabio Fognini and last year's finalist Paolo Lorenzi, Pella is the first from his country to advance to the championship since Guillermo Canas and Guillermo Coria went back-to-back in 2004-05.

Did You Know?
Cecchinato and Trungelliti previously met in the second round of Roland Garros, with the Italian prevailing en route to the semi-finals. It was a dramatic tournament for both players, with Trungelliti driving from Barcelona to Paris to sign in as a lucky loser.

https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/um ... nato-pella

[Damian]

Did You Know?
One year ago, Cecchinato arrived in Umag with two ATP World Tour match wins. This time, he leaves Croatia with 23.

[Żilu]

Cecchinato Wins In Umag
Cecchinato earns his second tour-level triumph (also 2018 Budapest)

Spoiler:

Given what Marco Cecchinato has accomplished over the past few months, it’s incredible to think that the Italian owned just four tour-level match wins prior to 2018.

Cecchinato continued his strong run on Sunday by defeating Argentine Guido Pella 6-2, 7-6(4) to triumph at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag. It is the Italian's second tour-level victory, after earning his maiden title earlier this campaign in Budapest.

Cecchinato, who was outside the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings as recently as March, will climb to a career-best No. 22 on Monday. That surge was helped by his win at the Gazprom Hungarian Open, a surprise trip to the Roland Garros semi-final (l. to Thiem) and his performance this week in Umag. Croatia's president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, presented the Italian with his trophy.

"I think it's the best moment of my life," Cecchinato said. "This year I've won two titles, I made the semi-finals at Roland Garros. I feel good, because tomorrow I'll be No. 22 in the ATP Rankings. I'm very happy, because I'm playing very, very well."

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This string of success all started at the Gazprom Hungarian Open, where Cecchinato lost in the final round of qualifying and only got into the main draw as a lucky loser. But the 25-year-old has used his all-court game, including a one-handed backhand and plenty of variety, to take the ATP World Tour by storm. Cecchinato overcame a 2-4 deficit in the second set on Umag's red clay to clinch his 250 ATP Ranking points and €89,435.

"I'm working very hard because I think, especially my backhand and also the drop shot, is good for me," Cecchinato said. "Every time I played a good forehand, I won the point with a drop shot, so it's good for me."

The Italian has just 103 points to defend the rest of the season, leaving the door open for Cecchinato to continue his climb. He says that right now, his sights are set on the Top 20.

"I need to work every day and focus. I think this is the motivation for me," said Cecchinato, who will be just 60 points behind World No. 20 Kei Nishikori on Monday. "That's good for me."

Pella fell short in his third ATP World Tour final, also losing in the championship match at Rio de Janeiro two years ago and in Munich last season.

"It was a good week, but here I am. In tennis, if you don't win, it's tough to get good feelings even if you make it to the final," said Pella, who takes home 150 points and €47,105. "You always have the pressure to win, so this is not an exception. I don't feel happy at all."

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4-23 miał Cecchinato na początku sezonu. Niesamowite.

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#2) Umag 2018


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R1 - bye
R2 - Jiri Vesely (CZE) 2-6 7-5 7-5
QF - Lasjo Djere (SRB) 6-4 6-1
SF - Marco Trungelliti (ITA) 6-2 6-1
F - Guido Pella (ARG) 6-2 7-6(4)