<p class="title">Laslo Djere won his first ATP title at the Rio Open on Sunday and then captured the hearts of the Brazilian crowd with a victory speech dedicated to his parents, both of whom died from cancer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The unseeded Serbian beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 7-5 in the final to cap the best week of his career before choking back the tears as he dedicated the trophy to his parents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I lost my mom seven years ago so I want to dedicate this one to her," he said to wild applause from the crowd.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"And also to my dad, I lost him two months ago. My parents had the biggest impact on me and, because of them, I am who I am today. I hope they are watching me now."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 23-year-old, ranked number 90 in the world coming into this tournament, broke twice in the decisive second set to beat Auger-Aliassime, who was the youngest man to reach an ATP 500 final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The plucky 18-year-old Canadian saved four match points before succumbing to the unseeded right-hander, who had not won a match on clay all season and had never beaten a top 10 rival until he arrived in Rio.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He hammered world number eight Dominic Thiem in the first round, however, and did not lose a set on his way to clinching the title in impressive style.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Djere broke Auger-Aliassime six times in the two-hour final and was commanding with both his powerful forehands and two-handed backhands.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Albot triumphs</p>.<p>Radu Albot saved three championship points to beat Dan Evans 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7) in the Delray Beach Open final in Florida on Sunday and become the first player from Moldova to win an ATP title.</p>.<p>In a high-quality match that stretched for nearly three hours, Albot displayed nerves of steel in the dramatic final tiebreak, staving off defeat with a series of clutch shots.</p>.<p>British qualifier Evans missed his match-point opportunities by the barest of margins and then, with Albot on his first match point, double-faulted to hand the Moldovan the title.</p>.<p>The crowd was quiet for a few seconds before the ball was confirmed wide and Albot started to celebrate.</p>.<p>"It feels unbelievable," said 29-year-old Albot. "You work your whole life, your whole career, and at the end you win a tournament.</p>.<p>ATP records show Albot is only the second player from Moldova to crack the top 200 in the rankings. The first was Roman Borvanov, who reached a career-high No 200 and supported Albot in the crowd all week.</p>
<p class="title">Laslo Djere won his first ATP title at the Rio Open on Sunday and then captured the hearts of the Brazilian crowd with a victory speech dedicated to his parents, both of whom died from cancer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The unseeded Serbian beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 7-5 in the final to cap the best week of his career before choking back the tears as he dedicated the trophy to his parents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I lost my mom seven years ago so I want to dedicate this one to her," he said to wild applause from the crowd.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"And also to my dad, I lost him two months ago. My parents had the biggest impact on me and, because of them, I am who I am today. I hope they are watching me now."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 23-year-old, ranked number 90 in the world coming into this tournament, broke twice in the decisive second set to beat Auger-Aliassime, who was the youngest man to reach an ATP 500 final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The plucky 18-year-old Canadian saved four match points before succumbing to the unseeded right-hander, who had not won a match on clay all season and had never beaten a top 10 rival until he arrived in Rio.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He hammered world number eight Dominic Thiem in the first round, however, and did not lose a set on his way to clinching the title in impressive style.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Djere broke Auger-Aliassime six times in the two-hour final and was commanding with both his powerful forehands and two-handed backhands.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Albot triumphs</p>.<p>Radu Albot saved three championship points to beat Dan Evans 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7) in the Delray Beach Open final in Florida on Sunday and become the first player from Moldova to win an ATP title.</p>.<p>In a high-quality match that stretched for nearly three hours, Albot displayed nerves of steel in the dramatic final tiebreak, staving off defeat with a series of clutch shots.</p>.<p>British qualifier Evans missed his match-point opportunities by the barest of margins and then, with Albot on his first match point, double-faulted to hand the Moldovan the title.</p>.<p>The crowd was quiet for a few seconds before the ball was confirmed wide and Albot started to celebrate.</p>.<p>"It feels unbelievable," said 29-year-old Albot. "You work your whole life, your whole career, and at the end you win a tournament.</p>.<p>ATP records show Albot is only the second player from Moldova to crack the top 200 in the rankings. The first was Roman Borvanov, who reached a career-high No 200 and supported Albot in the crowd all week.</p>