Rosol tops Garcia-Lopez in Bucharest for first title
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Lukas Rosol earned his first career ATP World Tour title with a straight-set victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the final of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy tennis event.
Rosol needed just 67 minutes to post a 6-3, 6-2 triumph in Sunday's final. He was playing in his first ATP Tour title match. His best previous result this year was a quarterfinal loss to Jurgen Melzer in Zagreb back in February.
"I will remember this week," said Rosol. "It was very emotional for me and is something special. I found a way to beat some good players and succeed. My family has always supported me and my tennis. I felt match after match, my dream was coming true."
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The 27-year-old Czech became the third first-time winner on tour this year, following Bernard Tomic in Sydney and Horacio Zeballos in Vina del Mar.
Rosol took control Sunday midway through the first set, turning a 3-3 match into a rout by winning seven straight games.
Garcia-Lopez, facing Rosol for the first time, fell to 2-2 all-time in finals. The 29-year-old Spaniard was playing a title match for the first time since capturing the Bangkok crown in October 2010. He also won the Kitzbuhel title in 2009.
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Rosol, who dropped just one set all week, claimed a first prize of $96,000.