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The 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win in one hour and 58 minutes gave the
31-year-old Goffin his sixth ATP Tour title and his first on
clay since the 2014 Austrian Open.
Molcan was leading 2-1 in the second set and serving at 40-15
before Goffin mounted his comeback, breaking the left-hander's
serve in that game and again in the sixth game to take control.
U.S. Clay Court Championship
Third seed Reilly Opelka defeated fourth seed John Isner 6-3,
7-6 (7) in an all-American final on Sunday in Houston.
Opelka, 24, won his fourth career ATP Tour title and his first
on clay. In a battle of giants, the 6-foot-11 Opelka held a 10-8
edge in aces over the 6-foot-10 Isner while not committing a
double fault. Opelka also saved all eight of his break points,
while Isner saved four of five.
Isner took a 6-4 lead in the second-set tiebreak and was serving
for the set when Opelka battled back to tie it 6-6. Isner eked
ahead 7-6 and had a third set point, but Opelka won the final
three in a row to secure the title.
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
The season's third ATP Masters 1000 event, the first on clay,
got underway with four matches in the main draw in Monaco.
In the only contest involving a seeded player, Bulgaria's Grigor
Dimitrov was leading 6-3, 2-0 when No. 15 seed Nikoloz
Basilashvili of Georgia retired due to breathing issues and
chest pain.
Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated Marcos Giron 7-5,
6-3. Hungary's Marton Fucsovics outlasted South Africa's Lloyd
George Harris 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Dusan Lajovic was a 6-2, 7-6
(4) winner over fellow Serbian Filip Krajinovic.
--Field Level Media
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