Kyle Edmund bags the European Open title while Stefanos Tsitsipas emerges as the Stockholm Open champion.
British number one Kyle Edmund won the first ATP title of his career when he beat Gael Monfils of France 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4) in the final of the European Open in Antwerp on Sunday.
Edmund, who will rise to a career-high 14th in the world on Monday, lost a set for first the time in the tournament as Monfils made a fast start. But he remained composed and fought back to win in just under two and a half hours.
The 23-year-old dominated the second-set tiebreak to draw level and then won the third set on another tiebreak before shedding tears of joy.
"I've not been able to string together my matches to win tournaments," Edmund, who made a breakthrough this year by reaching the Australian Open semi-finals, said.
"There's always been something to let me down. It's been one of my goals to be more consistent. Today I had to really dig deep and it's great I've been able to have this experience and come through. It gives you so much belief and confidence for the next time it happens."
Edmund had reached his first ATP final in April, losing to Pablo Andujar in Marrakesh, shortly after replacing the injury-hit Andy Murray as British number one.
Tsitsipas passes Stockholm test
Greek 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas added another notch to a remarkable breakthrough season as he beat Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-4 to win the Stockholm Open and claim a maiden ATP title on Sunday.
Tsitsipas, who has rocketed up the rankings to 16th heading into Stockholm, made up for losing two finals this year by outplaying Gulbis in straight sets. It was a clinical display by Tsitsipas who converted the two break points that came his way while offering precious little chance for Gulbis to threaten.
Tsitsipas began the year just inside the world's top 100 with only four Tour-level wins to his name but has matured into a one of the sport's most dangerous newcomers. In August at the Rogers Cup in Toronto he became the youngest player to beat four top 10 opponents at a single event since the ATP World Tour began in 1990, eventually losing to Rafa Nadal in the final.
A few months earlier in Barcelona he became the first Greek man to reach an ATP Final since 1973. He has already qualified for the ATP Next Gen Finals in Milan next month.
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