At four minutes past midnight, Damir Dzumhur held on for a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Ryan Harrison in two hours and 10 minutes at the BNP Paribas Open. The Bosnian advanced to a second-round match-up with Albert Ramos-Vinolas as he broke Harrison in the final game of the match, having saved 10 of the 13 break points he faced. The No. 67-ranked Dzumhur is coming off a run to the Dubai quarter-finals, where he upset Stan Wawrinka in the first round. Watch Full Match Replays Vasek Pospisil battled through to a second-round clash with World No. 1 and 2009 finalist Andy Murray on Thursday evening as he came from behind to defeat Yen-Hsun Lu 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3 in two...
Watch Hot Shot as Damir Dzumhur is given the runaround by Robin Haase on Thursday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Watch highlights of Andy Murray's opening win and see highlights of Damir Dzumhur upsetting Stan Wawrinka at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Damir Dzumhur recorded the biggest match win of his career on Tuesday when he knocked out World No. 3 and defending champion Stan Wawrinka at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The 24-year-old Dzumhur, who is currently No. 77 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and making his debut at the ATP World Tour 500 tournament, recovered from a 0-3 deficit in the first set en route to beating Wawrinka 7-6(4), 6-3 in 72 minutes. He will next play Marcel Granollers in the second round. "[I was] not good enough," said Wawrinka, who was playing his first match since the Australian Open semi-finals (l. to Federer). "I think I started well, but it was a tough match, missing a little bit...
