Watch as Mirza Basic ends his first-round match in style by slamming an overhead winner to defeat seventh seed Gael Monfils, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to advance at the BMW Open by FWU on Tuesday. Video courtesy of BMW Open by FWU.
No. 77 Mirza Basic, +52 The 26-year-old won his first ATP World Tour title at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open, defeating fellow first-time finalist Marius Copil in the championship match to make his Top 100 debut. Basic toppled fourth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round and top seed Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals. After becoming just the second player from Bosnia and Herzegovina to win an ATP World Tour title, after Damir Dzumhur, Basic rises 52 places to a career-high No. 77 in the latest edition of the ATP Rankings. No. 75 Marius Copil, +19 The Romanian reached his first ATP World Tour final at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open, before falling in three sets to Basic. The 27-year-old...
Mirza Basic claimed his first ATP World Tour crown on Sunday in a tense three-set battle with Marius Copil, edging out the Romanian 7-6(6), 6-7(4), 6-4 in a high-quality final at the DIEMA XTRA Sofia Open. The victory propels the 26-year-old Bosnian into the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings for the first time and he becomes just the second player from his country to win a tour-level title (Damir Dzumhur). Afterwards, Basic spoke to ATPWorldTour.com: How does it feel to be holding your first ATP world tour trophy? It’s a dream come true. This week... I made the breakthrough to the Top 100 and I won my first ATP title, so I’m very happy. Winning the first [title] from...
In what was the biggest final of both players’ careers, Mirza Basic overcame the seismic serving of Marius Copil to win 7-6(6), 6-7(4), 6-4 and lift his first-ever ATP World Tour singles trophy at the DIEMA XTRA Sofia Open. The title makes No.129-ranked Basic the season’s second first-time ATP World Tour titlist after Daniil Medvedev claimed the crown in Sydney last month, and the 26 year old becomes the second player from Bosnia and Herzegovina to win a tour-level title, following compatriot Damir Dzumhur, a two-time titlist last season. Additionally, Basic becomes the first qualifier to win a title at the tour level since Peter Gojowczyk in Metz last season. The DIEMA XTRA Sofia Open has been a breakthrough tournament...
