Albert Ramos-Vinolas beat Spanish compatriot and fellow left-hander Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4 to clinch his first title at the Swedish Open yesterday. Ramos-Vinolas, 28, was presented with the trophy by Swedish great Bjorn Borg. Ranked 35th in the world, the Spaniard had only previously made it to one final where he lost to Pablo Andujar at Casablanca four years ago. The 32-year-old Verdasco has seven ATP titles, the last of which he won on the clay courts at Bucharest in April.

Klizan wins fifth ATP title in Hamburg
Slovakia’s Martin Klizan claimed the fifth ATP Tour title of his career yesterday by beating Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-1, 6-4 in the final at Hamburg.
Seventh seed Klizan saw an early break in the second set cancelled out by world number 24 Cuevas, but another in the seventh game helped him seal victory in just over an hour.

Bopanna steers India to 4-1 win over South Korea
Rohan Bopanna yesterday steered India to an emphatic 4-1 victory over South Korea in the Asia/Oceania Davis Cup Group I tie after winning his reverse singles match in Chandigarh. India, which had secured a world play-off berth on Saturday by taking a 3-0 lead, led 4-0 after Bopanna’s triumph but South Korea managed a consolation win in the final match.
Bopanna, who took court in place of Saketh Myneni, was given a hard time by Hong Chung but prevailed 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on the grass court of the Chandigarh Club. South Korea’s Yong-Kyu Lim then spoilt India’s hopes of a clean sweep after serving past Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 in the fifth and final rubber.
Earlier, the doubles pair of Bopanna and Leander Paes had already sealed the tie on Saturday after the singles players had given India a 2-0 cushion on the opening day. It was a great tune-up for Bopanna and Paes who have been made to team up for the men’s doubles draw in the upcoming Rio Olympics by the Indian tennis association.