Leo Mayer Lifts Second Hamburg Crown
July is the month of the lucky loser on the ATP World Tour. Seven days after falling in the final round of qualifying, Leonardo Mayer was the last man standing at the German Tennis Championships 2017 on Sunday, defeating Florian Mayer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in Hamburg. Leonardo, whose lone previous ATP World Tour title came at the Am Rothenbaum in 2014, needed one hour and 57 minutes to dismiss Florian, firing 44 total winners, including 28 off his forehand wing. It marks the second straight week that a lucky loser has lifted an ATP World Tour trophy, following #NextGenATP Andrey Rublev's maiden triumph in Umag. Leonardo fell to German 16-year-old Rudolf Molleker last Sunday, before gaining entry into the main...