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SA Tennis Open 2010 Results:

Mens' Singles

Spaniard Feliciano Lopez rejoined the winners' circle for the first since October 2004 Sunday as he defeated first-time finalist Stephane Robert 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg.

As winner of the ATP World Tour 250 hard-court tennis tournament, Lopez received 250 South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking points and $75,700, while Robert earned 150 Ranking points and $39,780 in prize money.

[3] F Lopez (ESP) d [8] S Robert (FRA) 75 61

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID:

Lopez: “I think the first set was closer. I was nervous a little bit, to be honest. I had too many opportunities, every game he was serving I had break point and that made me feel a little bit nervous because I couldn’t convert the chances and you never know what’s going to happen later.
“He had nothing to lose, all the pressure was on my side. So that’s probably why I played in this way in the first set. After I took the first set, everything was completely different. I started playing much better and my shots were working perfectly, from the baseline, net, everywhere.
“I hope that this title now will help me to have more confidence in my game, to believe more in myself, so I can get more titles in my career.”

Robert: “I didn’t do anything special this week. Last week, last month, the past couple of months I was playing really good tennis. I have to admit, my draw was good this week. I was seeded, so when you are No. 100 this week and you are seeded it means it’s a bit of luck for me because I got protected for the first two rounds and it opened some doors. I was there to take this opportunity and I’m very proud of what I did this week."


Men's Doubles
R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) d K Beck (SVK) / H Levy (ISR) 26 63 10-5