Matteo Berrettini beats Andy Murray to claim Stuttgart title
The Italian missed the clay season after undergoing a minor operation on his right hand in late March but has played like he has never been away in Stuttgart, improving to 28-6 on grass.
The 23-year-old Pouille defeated Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.
IANS | Stuttgart | June 19, 2017 3:39 am
French tennis player Lucas Pouille with the Stuttgart Open title (Photo: AFP)
French tennis player Lucas Pouille claimed his first grass-court title at the Stuttgart Open after beating Spaniard Feliciano Lopez here on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Pouille defeated the Spanish World No. 33 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, reports Efe.
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With this victory, the Frenchman won his third title tof his career and the second this season after winning the inaugural Gazprom Hungarian Open on clay in April.
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The Italian missed the clay season after undergoing a minor operation on his right hand in late March but has played like he has never been away in Stuttgart, improving to 28-6 on grass.
Kyrgios was penalized a point and then a game for unsportsmanlike conduct early in the second set, smashing a racquet before an angry exchange with a group in the crowd.
Matteo Berrettini's return to Tour continued to gather pace when the Italian edged countryman Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach his second semifinal of the season.
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