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Zagreb, Croatia (Sports Network) - Russian Mikhail Youzhny cruised past
Slovakian Lukas Lacko in straight sets in Sunday's final at the Zagreb Indoors
tennis event.
The third-seeded world No. 39 Youzhny doused the unseeded Lacko 6-2, 6-3 in 69
minutes on the indoor hardcourt at Dom Sportova. Youzhny broke Lacko on three
occasions and held his serve throughout on Day 7, as the gritty Russian is now
4-0 lifetime against the Slovak.
Youzhny improved to 8-10 in his career finals. He hadn't won a championship of
any kind since 2010.
The 24-year-old 97th-ranked Lacko was appearing in his first-ever ATP-level
final.
The 29-year-old Youzhny collected $90,000 for his first championship in 16
months.
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