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Open Sud De France
Montpellier, France

RESULTS – SUNDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2016

Singles – Final
[1] R. Gasquet (FRA) d P. Mathieu (FRA) 75 64

Doubles – Final
[2] M. Pavic (CRO) / M. Venus (NZL) d [WC] A. Zverev (GER) / M. Zverev (GER) 75 76(4)

GASQUET WINS THIRD MONTPELLIER TITLE; PAVIC/VENUS CLINCH DOUBLES

– Richard Gasquet beat Paul-Henri Mathieu to win the third all-French Open Sud de France final
– Gasquet captured his third title from four straight finals at the ATP World Tour 250 indoor tournament, including in 2013 (d. Paire) and 2015 (d. Janowicz)
– Gasquet is now 13-12 in ATP World Tour finals, having last clinched a trophy in May 2015 at Estoril (d. Kyrgios)
– Mathieu was appearing in his 10th ATP World Tour final (4-6 mark) and his first since reaching the title match at 2015 Kitzbuhel (l. to Kohlschreiber)
– Mate Pavic and Michael Venus captured their third ATP World Tour team title, and their second trophy of 2016
– Pavic and Venus, who are now 3-2 in ATP World Tour team finals, also lifted last month’s Auckland title (d. Butorac-Lipsky)

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Gasquet: “It was great for me to win another title. I am very proud to win my third title here, because it was a great match against a good friend. He had nothing to lose, so it was great to win.”

Venus: “We’ve had a great week here. It’s my first time in Montpellier, everyone has been really helpful. All of the volunteers have done a tremendous job. We really enjoyed it and hope to be back.”

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