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Jack Draper beats Matteo Berrettini in Stuttgart Open final for first ATP Tour title

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Jack Draper beats Matteo Berrettini in Stuttgart Open final for first ATP Tour title

British No 1 Jack Draper secured his first ATP Tour title by fighting back to beat Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 3-6 7-6 6-4.

Superb serving and power from Berrettini saw him clinch the first set 6-3 but a tight second set saw both players remain on serve the whole way through, with Draper missing two set-point chances at 5-4.

Berrettini, having come through that period, failed to convert two break-point chances himself at 5-5, with Draper showing guts to dig out a 7-5 tie-break success and force a decider.

Draper then produced the key break of the match at 3-3 in the third set, moving ahead and holding serve twice to clinch victory.

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After claiming his first ATP title at the Stuttgart Open, Draper highlighted how much his victory meant to to him

The 22-year-old previously reached ATP 250 event finals on two occasions, losing to Frenchman Adrian Mannarino at the Sofia Open in November 2023 and to Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka at the Adelaide International back in January.

Berrettini has eight ATP Tour titles in his career so far, including two at the Stuttgart Open and five on grass.

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Berrettini showed power to clinch the first set, but lost a tight second-set tiebreak and then the third-set decider

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