VIENNA — Jack Draper overcame a second-set wobble towards Karen Khachanov to win the ultimate of the Erste Financial institution Open 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday for his second ATP title.
The 22-year-old Briton gained the opening set in Vienna and led 4-0 within the second earlier than Khachanov took 5 video games in a row.
“I used to be enjoying so good, after which the momentum shifted,” the seventh-seeded Draper mentioned. “I simply missed just a few balls and made some fallacious selections, and Karen picked up his degree. That’s a testomony to how good he’s, he’s a fighter and he’s in nice kind. It received actually tight there, however I stayed stable and in a very good psychological body.”
Draper gained his first ATP title in Stuttgart in June and reached the U.S. Open semifinals final month.
“To win my first ATP 500, it feels unimaginable,” Draper mentioned after beating Khachanov.
Khachanov was chasing his second straight ATP title after claiming his seventh profession title and second of the 12 months in Almaty final weekend.
