Defending champion Ivan Ljubicic defeated
fifth-seeded Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 to win the
BA-CA Tennis Trophy on Sunday.
The top-seeded Croatian has won three ATP titles this season and
six overall.
Ljubicic, who allowed only one point on serve in the first set,
broke to lead 3-1 with his strong groundstrokes. He also won the
second set with only one break of serve.
At 3-2 up in the third set, Gonzalez wasted four break points _
the only ones Ljubicic had allowed in the entire tournament.
Ljubicic broke Gonzalez to lead 6-5 and closed it out on his second
match point.
© The Canadian Press, 2007
