Sun Jul 20 18:25:07 2008

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Verdasco captures Croatia Open

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Umag, Croatia (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco rallied to down fourth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev and win the Croatia Open title on Sunday.

Verdasco struggled in the first set, but battled back to take his second ATP singles title in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). The match lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes.

The triumph broke a four-year title drought for the 24-year-old Spainard, who captured his first ATP singles title at the 2004 Valencia Open.

Andreev, 25, advanced to his second straight ATP final following a runner-up finish last week to Victor Hanescu at the Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, Switzerland.

Verdasco pocketed $86,000 for his efforts.