(Reuters) - American Steve Johnson literally limped to a 6-4 4-6 7-5(5) victory over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in the final of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston on Sunday. But the world number 29 prevailed in the final set tiebreak, clinching the win with a forehand groundstroke down the line for his second ATP victory. Johnson said he was simply worn down after flying back from a Davis Cup tie in Australia earlier in the week. “My body has just physically run out of gas after this week,” he said on the ATP website. I was very fortunate to get out of that.”(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina, editing by Gene Cherry)

Source: The Star April 16, 2017 22:52 UTC