Fish Topples Isner For Atlanta Tennis Title; Chakvetadze Rules Slovenia

Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN) – Sixth-seeded American Mardy Fish came back from a set down to defeat fellow countryman second-seeded John Isner in three sets Sunday at the finale of the Atlanta Tennis Championships.

Fish, who stunned top-seeded Andy Roddick in the semis, his second career win over the former world No. 1, dominated a third-set tiebreaker to capture his second straight tournament, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).

It was also the fifth career title for Fish, who thwarted marathon man Isner’s post Wimbledon campaign.

Meanwhile, Andrey Golubev, who upset defending champ Nikolay Davydenko to reach the quarters, capped his impressive run at the German Open by dumping third-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the final Sunday.

The 23-year-old Golubev, ranked 82nd, overpowered Melzer, a semifinalist at the French Open and winner of the doubles event at Wimbledon this year, 6-3, 7-5 at the clay court event in Hamburg, Germany.

With the victory, Golubev became the first Kazakhstan player to win an ATP Tour title.

In Bad Gastein, Austria, Julia Goerges of Germany captured her first WTA Tour title with 6-1, 6-4 rout of second-seeded Timea Bacsinszky in the Gastein Ladies Sunday.

It was the first final for Goerges, who bested the only remaining seeded player left in the tournament.

Also Sunday, Russian Anna Chakvetadze claimed her first championship of the year and eighth in her career after plastering Sweden’s Johanna Larsson 6-1, 6-2 at the Slovenia Open.

Chakvetadze, 23, was appearing in her first final since 2008 in New Haven.

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