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St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg, Russia

RESULTS – SUNDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2015

Singles – Final
[2] M. Raonic (CAN) d [7] J. Sousa (POR) 63 36 63

Doubles – Final
[1] T. Huey (PHI) / H. Kontinen (FIN) d [2] J. Knowle (AUT) / A. Peya (AUT) 75 63
RAONIC DEFEATS SOUSA FOR TITLE; HUEY/KONTINEN WIN DOUBLES CROWN

– Milos Raonic ended a 14-month title drought on Sunday at the St. Petersburg Open as he defeated Joao Sousa.
– Winning the St. Petersburg Open title brings the Canadian an additional 250 points in the Emirates ATP Race To London, which will see him pass Marin Cilic into 12th position.
– Sousa was the only man this week to break the Canadian’s serve, which he did to clinch the second set.
– The 26 year old from Portugal was contesting his sixth ATP World Tour final.
– In doubles, top seeds Treat Huey and Henri Kontinen capped a dream debut together on Sunday as they defeated second seeds Julian Knowle and Alexander Peya 7-5, 6-3 in the final.
– Huey captured his second ATP World Tour title of 2015, while Kontinen lifted his fourth trophy of the season.

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Raonic
“It’s such a great feeling to come to St. Petersburg and to be able to win this event. It was a great experience overall with the event, the city and the people. This tournament is only going to get better. Word is going to spread about how much the players enjoyed it.

“It would be special [to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals again], especially with the health issues I’ve had. It is something that will require a lot of winning the rest of this year, but I believe I can do it.”

Sousa
“I think I played my best. Of course I feel sad that I couldn’t have the title here. I was really confident that I could beat him today, but he played and served very well in the important moments. I just have to congratulate him for the match.

“This year has been a tough one. It has been my best year, but a tough one as I lost three finals. It’s really, really tough to accept it. But I think I can improve. I’m going to work for it and hopefully I can win the next one.”

Huey
“We played well. It was our first time together, so we had some fun and we played pretty well together. We enjoyed playing together and that’s always a good thing. Coming away with the title is always a lot of fun.”

Kontinen
“We’re going to play the next couple of weeks, so this was perfect for us to get such a good start. It’s never easy with a new partner, but from the first match I felt like we matched up well on the court.”

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