ATP Tour: Paire triumphs

July 27, 2015 12:20 am | Updated 12:20 am IST - Bastad:

Benoit Paire won his first career ATP Tour title at the Bastad Open on Sunday, defeating Tommy Robredo 7-6(7), 6-3 in the final.

He defeated four higher-ranked players — top seed David Goffin of Belgium, Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan and defending champion Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay — before seeing off Robredo.

Samantha Stosur came from a set down to win the Bad Gastein WTA Open on Sunday with a 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 triumph over Italian Karin Knapp.

The 31-year-old Australian triumphed over Knapp who was playing her second match of the day after defeating compatriot and top seed Sara Errani 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-5 in the semifinals. That match had been held over since Saturday because of rain.

Also on Sunday, Lesya Tsurenko won the Istanbul Cup with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Urszula Radwanska.

Raja & Martin fall Third seeds Mate Pavic and Michael Venus ended a fine run by Purav Raja and Fabrice Martin at the Colombian Open in Bogota, beating them 4-6, 6-3, 11-9 in the semifinals on Saturday.

The Indo-French pair had started their campaign with a 1-6, 6-3, 10-5 victory over top seeds Rajeev Ram and Treat Huey, and had beaten Mathew Ebden and Adrian Mannarino in the quarterfinals.

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