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He is the sixth player to win his first ATP
title this season. Along the way, the left-handed Shelton hit 18
winners, won 80 percent of the points on his first serve and
converted four of six break chances.
Shelton moved to 2-0 against Karatsev in head-to-head meetings.
He is 14-2 in his past 16 matches overall and reached the
quarterfinals last week in Shanghai.
European Open
Third-seeded Alexander Bublik captured his third career title
with a 6-4, 6-4 win over fourth-seeded Arthur Fils of France in
the final in Antwerp, Belgium.
Bublik recorded 28 winners and saved all three break points he
faced to topple the 19-year-old Fils, who was the youngest
finalist in the history of the tournament.
Bublik, a 26-year-old Kazakhstan native, fired 11 aces and won
36 of 37 first-serve points to end the match in 75 minutes.
BNP Paribas Nordic Open
Gael Monfils of France secured his 12th ATP title after rallying
to a 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over Russian qualifier Pavel Kotov in
the final in Stockholm.
Monfils, 37, fired seven aces en route to becoming the oldest
champion in the history of the tournament after dispatching
Kotov in two hours and 37 minutes. Monfils also won this event
in 2021.
Kotov converted 68 percent of first serves but had seven double
faults.
--Field Level Media
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