Hamburg European Open
Singles – Final
[4] N. Basilashvili (GEO) d A. Rublev (RUS) 75 46 63
Doubles – Final
[3] O. Marach (AUT) / J. Melzer (AUT) d [4] R. Haase (NED) / W. Koolhof (NED) 62 76(3)
Nikoloz Basilashvili lifted his second straight trophy at the Hamburg European Open on Sunday, beating Andrey Rublev 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. The Georgian, who has now won 10 consecutive main-draw matches at the ATP 500 event, is the first player since Roger Federer in 2005 to claim back-to-back Hamburg crowns.
“When you have achievements, people want more and expect more,” said Basilashvili to the ATP. “Everybody is writing to me, everybody is happy. I have a lot of support from home and it is a great feeling.”
The fourth seed has now lifted three tour-level trophies, with each title run coming at the ATP 500 level. Basilashvili saved two match points en route to the title. The World No. 16 rallied from 3-5 down in the deciding set of his semi-final clash against Alexander Zverev to claim his second victory against a Top 5 opponent.
J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad
Singles – Final
A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) d [PR] C. Stebe (GER) 63 62
Doubles – Final
[4] S. Gille (BEL) / J. Vliegen (BEL) d [1] P. Oswald (AUT) / F. Polasek (SVK) 64 63
Too steady. Too persistent. Too experienced.
Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas was all of the above on Sunday against Germany’s Cedrik-Marcel Stebe to win his second ATP Tour title 6-3, 6-2 at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad.
The 2017 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters finalist tracked down everything and was more than happy to stay in rallies with Stebe, who was playing in his first ATP Tour final after winning two matches on Saturday because of earlier rain.
“I feel great. After a long time waiting for this moment again, I’m really happy. I think I did a great match today, also a great tournament. So I think my game was perfect… and I will never forget Gstaad,” said Ramos-Vinolas, who won his first ATP Tour title at 2016 Bastad.
