Goldie Wins 3-Setter for Title in South Korea
Dan Goldie beat Andrew Castle of Britain, 6-3, 6-7, 6-0, Sunday to win the Korea Open tennis championship.
Castle saved two match points at 5-6 in the second set with a forcing serve and then an ace. He then battled back from 3-5 in the tiebreaker with four consecutive points, winning the set on a forehand passing shot down the line.
But Goldie, seeded fifth, blanked him in the deciding set and collecting $18,680. Castle, who was unseeded, received $5,600.
In the doubles final, Castle and Roberto Saad of Argentina overcame final-set tiebreaker deficits of 0-5 and 1-6, saving six match points in all, as they beat Jim Grabb and Gary Donnelly, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6.
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