Moselle Open Sunday Tennis Results

September 26, 2016

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Posted by TennisNews.com on September 26, 2016 in Results

Moselle Open
Metz, France

RESULTS – SUNDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2016

Singles – Final
[3] L. Pouille (FRA) d [1] D. Thiem (AUT) 76(5) 62

Doubles – Final
J. Peralta (CHI) / H. Zeballos (ARG) d [3] M. Pavic (CRO) / M. Venus (NZL) 63 76(4)

POUILLE CLAIMS MAIDEN ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE; PERALTA/ZEBALLOS TRIUMPH
– Third seed Lucas Pouille claimed his first ATP World Tour title in Metz, one of eight first-time winners this year.
– The 22 year old notched his fifth victory over a Top 10 opponent this year and a milestone 30th match win overall in 2016.
– Pouille continues the recent trend of French champions in Metz, becoming the seventh homegrown winner in the past eight years.
– Dominic Thiem was bidding for his fifth title of the year. Currently in seventh position, the Austrian maintains his strong footing in the Emirates ATP Race To London despite the loss.
– Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos improved to 3-0 in ATP World Tour doubles finals this year, defeating Mate Pavic and Michael Venus in a rematch of the Gstaad final.
– Also champions on the clay of Sao Paulo in February, Peralta and Zeballos improved to a dominant 13-3 this season.

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Pouille
“I’m very happy with my week. Winning a title is a big step, it’s an objective I wanted to achieve this year. It was a well-played final. We both played at a high level.”

Thiem
“I think the first set was a pretty high level from both of us. I should have won the tie-break, but had an easy volley mistake. All in all, he was the better player and had more chances in my service games. He deserved to win today. I think he put pressure on me all the time and was serving really well.

“He’s had an amazing year, reaching the quarter-finals in the last two Grand Slam and semis in the Masters 1000 in Rome. I think we will see him in the Top 10 soon.”

Peralta
“I’m very happy to win our third title together and especially on indoor hard. It’s very good for our confidence going forward.”

Zeballos
“We really felt great with our game today. It was a tough match like the others this week. The level was high and demanding and it gives us a lot of confidence to win. It’s our third title of the year as a team and we’re improving our ranking.”