Pouille Clinches Fifth Title In Montpellier
Pouille Clinches Fifth Title In Montpellier
Second seed has saved match points en route to three titles in the past 12 months
For the third time in 10 months, Lucas Pouille has saved match points en route to an ATP World Tour title. The 23-year-old overcame three-time champion Richard Gasquet 7-6(2), 6-4 at the Open Sud de France to win his fifth tour-level title on Sunday.
Pouille saved two match points at 1-6, 3-5 against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Saturday’s second semi-final before his compatriot was forced to retire with a left hamstring injury. The No. 17 seized his opportunity in the final with a fine serving performance, scoring an impressive 87-minute win over Gasquet to lift his second title on home soil (Metz 2016).
Pouille also saved one match point against Jan-Lennard Struff and two match points against Jiri Vesely in second round matches en route to titles in Stuttgart and Budapest in 2017.
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