Rafael Nadal’s countryman, Tommy Robredo, has won the Vegeta Croatia Open by defeating Fabio Fognini of Italy in the final match. Robredo won the match in the straight sets by 6-0, 6-3.

It was an easy win for the Spaniard who was given the 5^th seed in this tournament. He got prize money of 74,000 Pounds for winning this title.

This was the 5^th match between these two players and Robredo won it for the 4^th time.

Talking to the reporters in the post match interview, Robredo said, “It’s nice to win a final. I haven’t won too many finals in my career. So, it’s a special feeling. I was certainly nervous, but, after hitting some good shots in the first couple of games, I calmed down.”

Fognini was in tremendous nick coming into this match. He had recently won a couple of titles i.e. Mercedes Cup and German Open. He was on a winning streak of 13 games.

So, this match was expected to be a close one. But, the Italian superstar couldn’t find his rhythm today.

In the first set, Robredo was in a destructive mood. He blew away his opponent some powerful shots and registered a bagel in no time. His forehand shots in that opening set were really glorious.

In the second set, both the players dropped their serve twice in the first 4 games and the scores were equalized at 2-2.

The next 3 games went with the serve and at the end of the 7^th game; Robredo was leading by 4-3.

With another serve break in the 8^th game, the Spaniard enhanced his lead to 5-3 and then, sealed the match with a serve hold in the next game.

The match got over in just more than an hour.