VTB KREMLIN CUP TENNIS (MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – CARRENO BUSTA WINS SECOND TITLE; CABAL/FARAH TRIUMPH – RACE TO LONDON GETS CLOSER

Written by: Staff on 23rd October 2016

VTB KREMLIN CUP TENNIS (MOSCOW, RUSSIA) - CARRENO BUSTA WINS SECOND TITLE; CABAL/FARAH TRIUMPH - RACE TO LONDON GETS CLOSER

epa05599622 Fabio Fognini of Italy in action against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain during their men's final match at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, Russia, 23 October 2016. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY |

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VTB Kremlin Cup

Moscow, Russia

RESULTS – SUNDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2016

Singles – Final

[6] P. Carreno Busta (ESP) d F. Fognini (ITA) 46 63 62

Doubles – Final

[2] J. Cabal (COL) / R. Farah (COL) d [PR] J. Knowle (AUT) / J. Melzer (AUT) 75 46 10-5

CARRENO BUSTA WINS SECOND ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE; COLOMBIANS PREVAIL

– Pablo Carreno Busta overcame injury and a set deficit to celebrate his second ATP World Tour title.

– Carreno Busta became the the third Spaniard to win multiple ATP World Tour titles this season, joining Rafael Nadal and Roberto Bautista Agut.

– The sixth seed won three of his five matches in three sets, including the title match against Fognini.

– Fognini was playing in his 12th career ATP World Tour final and was trying to win his fifth career title.

– Second seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah won their fourth doubles title of 2016 and first on indoor hard.

– Currently No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London, the Colombian duo is in contention to make their first appearance at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Pablo Carreno / Or Pablo Careno Busta

“When you win your first title, it’s a really special one but this one is special also. In both finals, I lost the first set. But then I continued fighting and I continued believing in myself, and at the end, I won the match and the tournament.”

Fabio Fognini

“It’s a good week. I’m sad that I lost the final, but it was good. I always play well here. I made my first final in St. Petersburg and reached the final here, so Russia brings me luck.”

Fabio Fognini of Italy in action against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain during their men’s final match at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, Russia, 23 October 2016. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

Cabal

“It’s very special to win our first indoor title. We [had] never won more than one match at an indoor tournament. We felt very supported out there. We felt they were cheering for a high-quality tennis match and that’s what they got.”

Farah

“Of course, we’ve been thinking about this. We are in the race and very close. But what’s most important at the moment is winning this title and what it represents. We are very happy to have one more title in our pocket.”

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