#NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev captured his second ATP World Tour title on Sunday at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, defeating home favourite Richard Gasquet 7-6(4), 6-3 in the final.

Victory sees Zverev surge to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, which determines the #NextGenATP players that will qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, from 7-11 November.

Zverev has the chance to win a second title this afternoon when he and brother, Mischa Zverev, compete in the doubles final against second seeds Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor. The right-hander is chasing his first doubles crown and would become the first player to win the singles and doubles titles at the same tournament since Lleyton Hewitt at Newport in 2014.

Zverev fought his way to the singles title at this ATP World Tour 250 tournament, beating Aljaz Bedene, Jeremy Chardy and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets before toppling the third-seeded Gasquet in 88 minutes.

The 19-year-old Zverev won his first ATP World Tour crown last September, when he beat two Top 10 players in Tomas Berdych and Stan Wawrinka to lift the St. Petersburg Open trophy.

The 30-year-old Gasquet was looking to win the Montpellier title for the fourth time, following victories in 2013, 2015 and 2016, also finishing runner-up in 2014 (l. to Monfils). But he could not find a way past Zverev in their first meeting.

The German raced away with the first set tie-break, before breaking decisively in the eighth game of the second set, converting his fourth match point as he served out victory.

Serbian pairing Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki lifted the Garanti Koza Sofia Open doubles title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Mikhail Elgin and Andrey Kuznetsov.

The straight-sets victory lands the Serbians their maiden trophy together and a 54th tour-level doubles title for former doubles World No. 1 Zimonjic. The 40-year-old Zimonjic last clinched a trophy at the Swiss Indoors Basel in 2014 playing alongside Vasek Pospisil and was relieved to become a champion once again.

“It’s been a really long time. I had a couple of finals in 2015 but 2016 was a really tough year for me without a steady partner and some injuries. This is great to be back in a final of an ATP World Tour event, to play with your really good friend. It’s an amazing feeling to do it in front of my wife, my kids, my long-time coach, physio, it’s just huge to play here,” said Zimonjic.

“With such an amazing atmosphere, you felt like you were playing at home. The draw wasn’t easy and we had a great win over Rojer/Tecau. They are one of the best teams on the ATP World Tour. For me it’s a great start to the new season and I’m really looking forward to the next tournament.”

Their Russian opponents had toppled two seeded teams en route to the final but Zimonjic/Troicki fought back from 1-4 down with smart angled volleys to take the opening set. Troicki fended off a break opportunity at 2-3 in the second set with a body serve and an ace, before striking a forehand return winner down the line to secure the decisive break.

“It feels great. First of all it was an honour playing with Nenad; it’s out first title together,” reflected Troicki, having lifted a second ATP World Tour doubles title. “He’s been a big support throughout my career, so to win this title with him is pretty special.” 

Juan Martin del Potro is making his way to the U.S. ahead of the start of his 2017 season later this month. The Argentine had been training in Buenos Aires and is headed to Miami to continue practising. He is scheduled to return to tour-level action at the Delray Beach Open, which starts 20 February.

Del Potro won the ATP World Tour 250 event in 2011 and reached the semi-finals there last year. The 6’6” right-hander delayed the start to his 2017 season to get a full pre-season. The 28 year old was unable to train during the 2015-2016 off-season because of rehab on his left wrist.

Del Potro, who is still without a coach, started playing tennis again a few weeks ago in Tandil and Buenos Aires. He’s coming off his best and – most importantly – his healthiest season on the ATP World Tour in years.

In October, del Potro won the If Stockholm Open for his first title since January 2014. He jumped 552 spots in the Emirates ATP Rankings to his current position of No. 38. He also was named the Comeback Player Of The Year in the ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon.

.@delpotrojuan castiga la bola en el entrenamiento, preparando el regreso al circuito. pic.twitter.com/4g0Dqd0DdT

— Jorge Viale (@jorgeviale) February 10, 2017

James Cerretani and Philipp Oswald picked up their first ATP World Tour title as a team on Saturday at the Ecuador Open in Quito, prevailing over second seeds Julio Peralta/Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 2-1, after Zeballos was forced to retire with a neck injury.

“We’re very happy with the win here, but we feel bad for our opponents. They were a little injured and that’s not the way you’d like to win a match,” said Cerretani. “The event here in Quito was world-class, though, and the people and the organisation were very friendly in every way.”

Cerretani/Oswald grabbed the lone break of serve in the opening game of the match and held their slight advantage through the opening set. Both teams traded three routine service holds to start the second set before Zeballos stopped the match after 37 minutes.

“It was a perfect week for us,” said Oswald. “We came here to try and win the title, so for us this is very important.”

The unseeded pair recorded several upsets throughout the week, defeating top seeds Santiago Gonzalez/David Marrero in the opening round and third seeds Nicholas Monroe/Artem Sitak in the semi-finals

The American-Austrian duo first teamed up this past July in Kitzbuhel and recorded a semi-final finish. Cerretani picks up his fourth ATP World Tour doubles title and first since Johannesburg in Febuary 2011 (w/Shamasdin), while Oswald also now has four ATP World Tour doubles titles. His most recent trip to the winner’s circle came in Rio de Janeiro in February 2015 (w/Klizan).

Peralta/Zeballos were also contesting their first ATP World Tour doubles final in 2017. They racked up three titles last year in Sao Paulo, Gstaad and Metz.

Cerretani/Oswald pick up 250 Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings points and split $26,110, while Peralta/Zebalos earn 150 Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings points and share $13,730.

Third seed Paolo Lorenzi continued his outstanding form at the Ecuador Open in Quito, recording a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win on Saturday over second seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas to march into the final.

The Italian dropped just seven points in racing to a 5-0 lead in the opening set. Although Ramos-Vinolas gained his footing as the match wore on, Lorenzi remained in control of the baseline rallies. He broke the Spaniard at 4-4 in the second set and comfortably held in the next game to wrap up the contest in 72 minutes.

Lorenzi improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record over Ramos-Vinolas to 2-1. He is now into his third ATP World Tour singles final (1-1), having prevailed in his most recent championship match this past July in Kitzbuhel (d. Basilashvili).

Standing between Lorenzi and the title is the winner between two-time defending champion Victor Estrella Burgos and fourth seed Thomaz Bellucci. Lorenzi leads his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry against Bellucci 2-1, but the Brazilian won their most recent meeting in the 2016 Quito semi-finals.

Richard Gasquet stayed perfect against countryman Benoit Paire and will go for his fourth Open Sud de France title on Sunday. The 30-year-old Gasquet needed only 68 minutes to get past Paire on Saturday, 6-2, 6-2. Gasquet now leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 4-0.

He will face #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev, who beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-4 to reach his fourth career ATP World Tour final. Gasquet won the Montpellier title in 2013 and again in 2015 and 2016. He’s now 20-3 in Montpellier.

“I [have] never lost against [Paire] but every match is different. It could have happened today because he’s a great player,” Gasquet said. “I’m happy I won. I played really well, didn’t make any mistakes. Every point was difficult, I made him play, I served well. Overall it was a solid match.”

Zverev came back from a set down to battle past Tsonga in a physical contest that lasted two hours and 20 minutes. Zverev erased a break point and held to start the third set, and another break point didn’t surface until Tsonga slapped a sitting forehand wide while serving at 30/30, 4-5. The Frenchman sailed a backhand long on Zverev’s match point.

The 19-year-old German will go for his second ATP World Tour title. He beat Stan Wawrinka last September to win the St. Petersburg Open, which was also played indoors like the Open Sud de France.

More: Zverev Beats Wawrinka For First Title