Almagro Rallies for Estoril Title

Nicolas Almagro stormed back from a set down to win the final of the Millennium Estoril Open 6-7(6), 7-6(5), 6-3 against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta. Almagro earned his first tour-level title since Nice 2012. It was the 30 year old’s 13^th ATP World Tour title.

Almagro overcame plenty of adversity on Sunday. He twice failed to serve out the opening set and led the tie-break 6-2 before dropping six points in a row to fall behind. In the second set, he let slip a 5-4 lead before recovering in another tie-break to push the match to a deciding set.

In securing the win on his third match point after almost three hours, Almagro improved to 13-10 in tour-level finals, all on clay. He struck 12 aces and finished with a tournament-best 45 in five matches.

Almagro earned 250 Emirates ATP Rankings points and €82,450. Carreno Busta, who was aiming for his maiden ATP World Tour title, took home 150 points and €43,430.