Basic beats Copil at Sofia Open to win first career title

FE Team | Published: February 12, 2018 21:28:13

Mirza Basic of Bosnia poses with his trophy after final match in the Sofia Open ATP tennis tournament at Sofia in Bulgaria on Sunday. — Twitter

SOFIA, Feb 12 (AFP): Bosnian world number 129 Mirza Basic, who came through qualifying and stunned three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals, clinched his first career title at the Sofia Open on Sunday.
The 26-year-old journeyman defeated Romania's 93rd-ranked Marius Copil 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, becoming just the second Bosnian to win an ATP title after Damir Dzumhur who was a champion on two occasions in 2017.
As well as taking home almost 90,000 euros in prize money, Basic will reach a projected career-high 76 in the rankings next week.