Stockholm: Top-seeded Gael Monfils won his first title of the year on Sunday after defeating Jarkko Nieminen 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in the Stockholm Open final.
The win is 25-year-old Monfils' fourth title on the ATP tour and he said he was surprised to win his first tournament since picking up a knee injury.
"After Bangkok I haven't practiced that much, mostly been in rehab for my knee," he told local news agency TT after the game. "The key today was that I managed to keep up my concentration."
The 10th-ranked Monfils won 38 of 54 first serve points against the Finn.
Both players came into the match with poor results in finals and appeared nervous at the start of the match. Nieminen became the first player to hold serve in the fifth game.
Nieminen, who played his third Stockholm Open final at the Royal Tennis Hall, played attacking tennis to win the second set but Monfils rolled through the decider.
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