Pune, March 1 -- Sixth seed Federico Cina saved five match points to edge past Britain's Felix Gill to win the PMRDA Powered MahaOpen ATP Challenger 75 Men's Tennis Championship. The Italian secured his maiden Challenger title with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (1) win at the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul, Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium on Sunday.
The tournament is being organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Government of Maharashtra, PCMC, PMC and PMDTA, and was sponsored by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA).
In a thrilling contest lasting 2 hours and 29 minutes, Cina held his nerve in the decisive tie-break to prevail 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(1)...