Rome, Italy (My Sportsbook) - Third-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic rallied to beat Swiss star Stanislas Wawrinka to win the $3.5 million Italian Masters on Sunday. Djokovic, who disposed of world No. 1 Roger Federer in the quarterfinals before advancing to the finals when Czech Radek Stepanek retired in the semis, dropped the first set before storming back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The Serb, who earned $558,000, took home his 10th career title, and his third of the year. Wawrinka, who also advanced to the final when his semifinal opponent, American Andy Roddick, retired, was playing in his sixth career final and was the first unseeded finalist here since Felix Mantilla, who defeated Roger Federer in 2003. The 20-year-old Djokovic improved to 4-2 all-time versus Wawrinka, who was attempting to capture his second ATP crown. |
