Tallon Griekspoor has clinched his first ATP Tour title by preventing again to beat Benjamin Bonzi 4-6 7-5 6-3 within the ultimate on the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune, a warm-up occasion for the Australian Open.
Both Griekspoor and Bonzi had been collaborating of their first Tour-level ultimate on Saturday after robust campaigns in India, and it was the Frenchman who took the opener, holding agency earlier than clinching the very important break within the tenth sport.
The essential sport got here on the similar level within the second set, with Dutchman Griekspoor changing his second break level of a back-and-forth sport to grab the momentum earlier than levelling issues up.
Griekspoor was on prime from there, breaking once more within the third sport of a good decider – during which he was compelled to save lots of an additional two break factors – earlier than repeating the trick to complete the job.
Asked how he mustered his response after a disappointing begin, Griekspoor smiled: “I don’t know. I think even in the first set I played well, I just played two bad games and made it hard for myself.
“All I did was preserve preventing for each level, preserve attempting to play my finest tennis. It labored out effectively, it was all good in the long run.
“There were more nerves than usual, but it wasn’t too bad. We both played really well with our service games. The nerves are always there, but I’m pleased with how I handled it today.”
