Watch highlights as Leonardo Mayer and Horacio Zeballos advance to the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp doubles final. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit www.BrisbaneTennis.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia.
No. 49 Leonardo Mayer, +89 The Argentine (pictured) soars back into the Top 50 for the first time since May 2016 after becoming the second lucky loser in as many weeks (following Andrey Rublev’s triumph in Umag) to clinch an ATP World Tour title, with victory in the German Tennis Championships 2017. Despite bowing out in the final round of qualifying to 16-year-old Rudolf Molleker last Sunday, Mayer received a call-up to the main draw and went all the way as he held off German Florian Mayer to claim his second title in Hamburg. Read Report & Watch Highlights No. 25 Fabio Fognini, +6 The former World No. 13 welcomed his first child in May and on Sunday, he celebrated...
Watch highlights of Leonardo Mayer's victory in Hamburg, as the Argentine claims his second title at the ATP World Tour 500 event. Watch live matches at tennistv.com
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...