Rublev Beats Ruud To Clinch Swedish Open Title

Andrey Rublev beat Casper Ruud in straight sets to claim the Swedish Open title in Bastad.

Elsewhere, Pedro Cachin, 28, won his first career title beating 35-year-old Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 3-6 6-0 7-5 in the Swiss Open final.

The clay-court events are traditionally played after Wimbledon and before the US hard-court swing begins.

World number four Ruud, 24, won the Bastad title in 2021 but could not repeat that success, beaten by Rublev who has already won a title on clay this season at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 event.

Argentine Cachin, ranked 90th in the world, will move to a career-high ranking of 49 on Monday with his maiden title win in Gstaad, Switzerland.

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Ramos-Vinolas was a break up in the third set but could not capitalise to win what would have been his fifth career title.

At the Hungarian Grand Prix event in Budapest, 19-year-old Russian Maria Timofeeva won her first career title in her maiden WTA Tour main-draw appearance with victory over Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl.

Lucky loser Timofeeva beat 29-year-old Baindl 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the final of the clay-court tournament.

China’s Qinwen Zheng also captured her first WTA title at the Palermo Open, the 20-year-old beating Jasmine Paolini, 27, of Italy 6-4, 1-6,  6-1.

Elsewhere, French veteran Adrian Mannarino, 35, beat 18-year-old American Alex Michelsen 6-2 6-4 to win the third ATP Tour title of his career at the Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.

BBC Sports