Dusan Lajovic and Fabio fognini were the two surprising names when they appeared in the final match at Monte Carlo 2019. On the journey to the final, both fognini and Lajovic created real earthquakes, so they entered the decisive match with a high level of excitement.
The first set witnessed fognini's varied playing style, when he completely controlled the match. The Italian tennis player has been more effective in attacking while Lajovic is exhausted. fognini won 2 breaks to end the first lightning with a 6-3 victory.
Entering set 2, Dusan Lajovic hopes to turn the tables. Both sides have offered an exciting start, true to what they have shown since the beginning of the tournament. fognini won the break first, but then let Lajovic re-break the game.
In game 5, fognini suffered a calf injury after trying to move and needed a doctor. However, he still returned and played a tug-of-war against the Serbian opponent.
The drama only occurred in the 9th game, fognini won the hill break point, then opened up a 6-4 victory.
In the end, after 1 hour and 36 minutes, Fabio fognini defeated Dusan Lajovic with a score of 2-0 (6-3, 6). With this victory, fognini won the 2019 Monte Carlo championship and won the first ATP Masters 1,000 title in his career.