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Fognini beats Martin to win fourth title

Italian player Fabio Fognini celebrates after winning the ATP Croatia Open on July 24, 2016 in the Croatian coastal city of Umag

Italian Fabio Fognini claimed his fourth ATP Tour title by seeing off Slovakia's Andrej Martin 6-4, 6-1 in the final in Umag, Croatia. Fourth seed Fognini, 29, took the opening set with a break in game ten, before easing through the second by a double break to take the victory in just 70 minutes. "It's the final. Both players had nothing to lose. For me there was everything to win because I was the favourite," said world number 39 Fognini. "I have to be happy. A title is always a title. It was a great week of tennis."