(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro put himself in contention for the ATP World Tour Finals when he successfully defended his Stockholm Open title yesterday defeating top seed and 2013 champion Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-2.
The Argentine, who secured his first title since he lifted the trophy in Sweden last year, dominated the final with his serve, notching up nine aces and saving all four break points he faced. Fittingly enough, Del Potro ended the championship with a big serve in the deuce court down the middle, eliciting an error from his opponent.
When the ball landed in the net, Del Potro's arms rose in celebration. 'I played the best match of the week against Grigor today. Unlucky for that, sorry Grigor, Del Potro said. 'It's amazing to come back and hold this big trophy and hopefully I can come next year as well.
Not only did Del Potro capture his 20th ATP World Tour title but he launched himself into contention for the season-ending finals in London next month. The 29-year-old will move up to 14th in the ATP's Race to London with 2,135 points, 470 behind Pablo Carreno Busta who currently occupies the final qualifying spot.
Tsonga gets Davis Cup finalboost with Antwerp title
World number 17 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga clinched his third title of the season yesterday when the Frenchman defeated Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 7-5 in the Antwerp ATP final. Tsonga had already triumphed in Rotterdam and Marseille this year and yesterday's win was a timely morale booster just a month away from France taking on Belgium in the Davis Cup final.
Dzumhur beats Berankisfor Kremlin Cup title
Bosnian sixth seed Damir Dzumhur claimed his second ATP title with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 defeat of Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis in the final of the Kremlin Cup. Dzumhur, 25, who won his maiden trophy at Saint Petersburg last month to become the first Bosnian to win an ATP Tour title, prevailed in one hour 39 minutes to level his record with Berankis at two all.
Dzumhur, ranked 38th, looked slightly more focused from the start breaking his rival's serve twice to take the opening set in 31 minutes. But in the second set Dzumhur suddenly lost his nerve allowing Berankis, 169th in the world and in only his second ATP final, to produce three breaks to level at one set all after one hour five minutes on court. No big serves were produced in the deciding set before the ninth game, when Dzumhur made the deciding break.
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