Carreno Busta beats Krajinovic to win Hamburg European Open

Posted July 18, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Pablo Carreno Busta continued to impress on clay with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Filip Krajinovic in the Hamburg European Open final on Sunday.

The second-seeded Spaniard did not drop a set and converted all three of his break opportunities.

'œIt's an incredible feeling,'ť Carreno Busta said. 'œI think that I worked very, very hard to finally win this title. It's my first ATP 500 title.'ť

It's Carreno Busta's sixth title overall. The 29-year-old also won in Marbella in April and he has now claimed 17 clay-court wins this season after reaching the semifinals at Barcelona and Mallorca.

The sixth-seeded Krajinovic was playing in his fourth ATP tour final. He upset top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals but was unable to claim his first title.

'œI hope it will come one day,'ť Krajinovic said.

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