French Gael Monfils reportedly claimed his fifth career title after beating top-seeded Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in the final of the Open Sud de France.
Monfils did not face any break points, hitting 34 winners to 17 for Gasquet, and serving nine aces to zero for his opponent.
According to Sport24, Monfils broke for a 4-3 lead when Gasquet's forehand sailed wide and capitalized on another forehand error to break serve in the ninth game of the final set and clinched his first title of the season with a service winner.
Monfils struggled with a right knee injury in 2012 and dropped to 119th in the rankings last year.
Monfils started the season with a runner-up finish at the Qatar Open in January, losing to top-ranked Rafael Nadal, the report added.
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