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It was the third final of the year for the
20-year-old Tsitsipas, who became the first Greek player to win
an ATP title.
Tsitsipas won 80 percent of his service points in the 81-minute
victory.
Tsitsipas also reached the finals in the Barcelona Open and the
Rogers Cup, where he beat four top-10 opponents on his way to a
runner-up finish.
He faced Rafael Nadal in both of his previous finals.
Gulbis was denied in his bid for his seventh title and first
since 2014, but praised his foe afterward.
"He played a really good match. He had a great week," Gulbis
said. "Congratulations on your first title. I know it's a big
deal to win your first ATP title, so enjoy it. I wish that it's
not the last one."
VTB Kremlin Cup
No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov cruised past unseeded Frenchman
Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-2 to win the title on home soil in
Moscow.
It's the first win by a Russian in nine years at the Kremlin
Cup.
Khachanov, 22, converted four of six break opportunities in
claiming his second title of the season in just 54 minutes.
Mannarino, 30, fell to 0-6 in tour-level finals and 0-3 against
Khachanov with the defeat.
Khachanov has not lost in three finals appearances.
European Open
Top-seeded Kyle Edmund of Great Britain outlasted sixth-seeded
Frenchman Gael Monfils 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) to win the title at
Antwerp, Belgium.
It's the first title for Edmund, 23, who lost to Monfils, 32, at
Wimbledon in 2017 in their only previous meeting.
Monfils, who broke Edmund in his first service game in capturing
the opening set, was trying to become the third straight French
winner in the event.
Edmund kept pace with Monfils, however, in the second set before
dominating the tiebreak.
The third set also went to tiebreak, with Edmund finally
prevailing after two hours and 26 minutes.
--Field Level Media
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