Tsitsipas Wins Stockholm Open, 1st Greek to Claim ATP Title
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stefanos Tsitsipas has become the first Greek tennis player to win an ATP World Tour title when he beat Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Stockholm Open.
The 20-year-old Tsitsipas tossed his racket in the air and put both hands to his head when Gulbis put a forehand into the net after 1 hour, 21 minutes.
Tsitsipas had lost his previous two finals, both times to Rafael Nadal. The No. 145-ranked Gulbis was an easier proposition, though, and Tsitsipas won 80 percent of his service points and didn't have his serve broken.
*****Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts after winning his ATP Stockholm Open tennis tournament men's single final against Latvia's Ernests Gulbis at the Royal Tennis Hall, in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct 21, 2018.
The 20-year-old Tsitsipas tossed his racket in the air and put both hands to his head when Gulbis put a forehand into the net after 1 hour, 21 minutes.
Tsitsipas had lost his previous two finals, both times to Rafael Nadal. The No. 145-ranked Gulbis was an easier proposition, though, and Tsitsipas won 80 percent of his service points and didn't have his serve broken.
*****Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts after winning his ATP Stockholm Open tennis tournament men's single final against Latvia's Ernests Gulbis at the Royal Tennis Hall, in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct 21, 2018.