Gilles Muller of Luxembourg has earned his first ever ATP World Tour title by beating Britain’s Daniel Evans at the Sydney International final.
Evans saved two set points before the first set went into a tiebreak where he led 4-2. However, it was Muller who took the set with a forehand winner and then got a double-break to take control of the 2nd set and cruise to a 7-6, 6-2 victory in 88 minutes.
With the win, the 33-year-old ended his 17-year wait for a maiden ATP trophy. He was also the highest-ranked tennis player in the top 50 without a tournament title after losing in five finals.