Alexei Popyrin stuns Stanislas Wawrinka to win Umag title | Tennis News – Times of India
UMAG (Croatia): Australia's Alexei Popyrin shattered Stan Wawrinka's hopes of a first title in six years by beating the Swiss veteran in three sets to win the Umag clay-court title on Sunday.The 23-year-old Popyrin, ranked at 90 in the world, came through 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 after two hours and 36 minutes on court to claim a second career title to add to his 2021 Singapore victory.Three-time major winner Wawrinka, 38, was hoping to capture a 17th career title but first since Geneva in 2017.Wawrinka recovered from 3-5 down in the opening set before claiming the tie-breaker.Popyrin, 15 years Warinka's junior, levelled by pocketing the second set and was a break ahead in the first game of the decider which he immediately handed back.The young Australian twice required assistance from the t...