Klizan bags German Open title

IN FORM: Martin Klizan with the trophy after winning against Pablo Cuevas during German ATP Tennis Championships final in Hamburg on Sunday. (AFP)

HAMBURG, Germany: Martin Klizan beat Pablo Cuevas 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the German Open for his second title of the year.
The third-seeded Cuevas had not lost a set in Hamburg before the final and had not dropped his serve.
But the seventh-seeded Klizan rolled through the first set and took 84 percent of his first-serve points to seal his second title of the year after Rotterdam in February.
Klizan has now won all five finals he has played on the tour.

Halep triumphs

Bucharest: World No. 5 Simona Halep raced to the Bucharest clay court title in just 47 minutes on Sunday with a 6-0, 6-0 blitz of Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova.
It was a second title of the season for top seed Halep after the 24-year-old also triumphed on clay in Madrid and the 13th of her career.
Victory came just two days after Halep pulled out of the Olympics because of fears over the Zika virus.
“I think I’ve never won 6-0, 6-0 in a WTA event,” said Halep.
“I knew she was a tough adversary and I never dreamt of winning this way. Today I think I was more solid, I fought for every ball, I was aggressive and I managed to finish the points very quick.”

Vinolas supreme in Bastad

Albert Ramos-Vinolas won his first career title after beating Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4 in the Swedish Open final on Sunday.
Third-seeded Ramos-Vinolas broke his fellow Spaniard’s serve early in the first set.
Fifth-seeded Verdasco, runner-up in 2013, hadn’t lost a single set in the tournament but appeared nervous and made several mistakes.
“It feels fantastic to take my first title,” said Ramos-Vinolas, who received the trophy from Swedish great Bjorn Borg. “I thought I’d never have a chance to win a tournament because I’ve played badly in the past three years. But I think I’ve played some great tennis this year.”