Ferrero wins Croatia Open title

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Potito starace 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Studena Croatia Open title.

The Spaniard won his third ATP World Tour title of the year and the 15th of his career.

"I'm very happy about this tournament. It gives me a lot of confidence to go and practice on hard now," said Ferrero. "It was an amazing week. I had a bit of pain in my knee but I kept motivated and it was great to come through. It was the fourth final I've played this year and I've won three tournaments so it's a great feeling."

Ferrero broke serve in the third game for a 2-1 lead in the opening set and that was enough for him to win it. In the second set he broke Starace´s serve one more time to close the victory.

"Since the beginning of the week I played very consistent and aggressive," said Ferrero. "Today I didn't let Potito dominate the points. I know he can be dangerous with his forehand so I tried to move him around and play to his backhand."

"Today was a tough match. He played very well especially on his serve. I was a bit tired but he played a perfect game," Starace commented.

"I will try next time. I'm playing good tennis so I want to carry on and do something special. I am very close to playing my best tennis. I lost today but he played a great match. I want to try and improve my ranking in the next two-three months and try and get back to the Top 30."

The Spaniard earned 250 ATP Ranking points and €72,150, while Starace received 150 points and €37,900.


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