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Gilles Simon beats Tursunov to take Indianapolis title

Indianapolis: Gilles Simon of France won his first ATP title on American soil, beating Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4 at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships on Sunday.

Simon, seeded second and ranked 25th, had not reached an ATP semifinal in the United States before the Indianapolis tournament, which moved to a hard-court surface in 1988.

Tursunov, seeded third and ranked 32nd, was hoping to join Pete Sampras and Andy Roddick as the only players to win back-to-back singles titles in Indianapolis since 1981. Tursunov beat Frank Dancevic in last year’s final.

Tursunov finished with 32 unforced errors, compared to 13 by Simon, and failed to convert any of his nine break-point chances.

Verdasco tops Andreev

Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco needed nearly three hours to defeat Russian Igor Andreev, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) to win the ATP Croatia Open at Umag on Sunday.

Aleksandra Wozniak became the first Canadian to win a WTA Tour title in 20 years by beating a hobbled Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-3 in the Bank of the West Classic final at Stanford on Sunday.

The results (finals): At Umag (Croatia Open): Fernando Verdasco bt Igor Andreev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4).

At Indianapolis (Indianapolis Championships): Gilles Simon bt Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4.

At Stanford (Bank of the West Classic): Aleksandra Wozniak bt Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-3. — Agencies

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