Haas ends long wait for Munich title
Thirteen years after finishing runner-up Tommy Haas won the BMW Open in Munich for the first time with a 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber.
German No.1 Haas, finalist earlier in the year in San Jose, broke in the fourth game en route to taking the opening set after 31 minutes.
The third seed broke in the opening game of the second set and served for the title at 5-4 in the second only to see defending champion Kohlschreiber strike back by forcing an error with an angled crosscourt forehand.
35 year-old Haas rebounded to dominate the tie-break to clinch his 14th career singles title, and fourth on German soil, after an hour and 23 minutes.
Stat Attack – Haas
- Haas was also seeded 3rd when he reached the Munich final as a 22 year-old in 2000 losing 6-4 6-4 to 7th seeded Franco Squillari
- With the victory Haas moves up to 13th in the Emirates ATP rankings; his highest ranking since January 2008
Stat Attack – Kohlschreiber
- Kohlschreiber now holds a 4-5 record in ATP World Tour finals; it is the time he has reached a final as defending champion
Wawrinka overpowers Ferrer in Oeiras
Stanislas Wawrinka was in top form at the Portugal Open to defeat David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 and lift the title in Oeiras.
Wawrinka converted his sixth break point in a lengthy second game and the Swiss No.2 broke the World No.4 again in the fourth game when Ferrer netted a backhand.
The No.2 seed took the opener on his first set point when Ferrer was off the mark with an attempted lob.
In a tighter second set games went with serve until Wawrinka broke Ferrer in the ninth game. The 28 year-old sealed his 4th career singles title by holding serve to love.
Stat Attack – Wawrinka
- The Swiss No.2 had not beaten Ferrer on clay since Barcelona in 2006 and reduces the Spaniard’s head-to-head lead to 7-4
- Wawrinka spent 22 consecutive weeks ranked in the top 10 between May and October 2008 peaking at a career high ranking of 9th
Stat Attack - Ferrer
- Ferrer now has a 10-13 record in career clay court singles finals having lost seven to compatriot Rafael Nadal
Pavlyuchenkova recovers to lift Oeiras crown
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her first clay court title at the Portugal Open in Oeiras with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Carla Suarez Navarro.
Fourth seeded Suarez Navarro, who held match points in the 2012 final, began the stronger and broke in the opening game and had opportunities to lead by a double break.
Pavlyuchenkova saved a set point at 3-5 before Suarez Navarro missed two set points serving for the set at 5-4. After levelling the Russian third seed moved ahead and broke Suarez Navarro to love in the twelfth game with a forehand return winner.
Pavlyuchenkova dominated the second set with two breaks of serve and clinched her 5th career singles title with a crosscourt forehand winner.
Stat Attack – Pavlyuchenkova
- The Russian has reached three finals in a season for the first time this year – Brisbane (runner-up), Monterrey (won) and Oeiras (won)
- Pavlyuchenkova reached her first Grand Slam quarter final at the 2011 French Open and led defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 4-1 before falling 1-6, 7-5, 7-5
Stat Attack – Suarez Navarro
- The Spaniard now holds a 0-5 record in WTA singles finals and a 0-5 record against Pavlyuchenkova only winning a set in their first meeting in 2008