Briton Draper wins first ATP Tour title in Stuttgart

Britain's Jack Draper came from a group down to hit Italy's Matteo Berrettini and seal a maiden ATP Tour title astatine nan Stuttgart Open.

Draper, 22, mislaid nan opening group but held his nervus to registry a 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 triumph connected writer successful Germany.

It was Draper's 3rd quality successful an ATP Tour last and nan first clip he has been successful.

"It's incredible," Draper said.

"I'm really happy to triumph my first title, it intends truthful overmuch to me.

"There person been a batch of up and down moments complete nan past fewer years but this is simply a testament to nan difficult activity that I've been putting in."

Berrettini, who reached nan Wimbledon last successful 2021, collapsed Draper successful nan 4th crippled of nan lucifer earlier going connected to spot retired nan set.

The 2nd group proved overmuch tighter arsenic some players held serve, pinch Draper passing up 2 set-point opportunities astatine 5-4.

The Briton yet recovered occurrence successful a tie-break, winning 7-5, to unit a decider.

It was astatine 3-3 successful nan last group that Draper produced nan cardinal infinitesimal of nan match, breaking Berrettini and past holding service doubly to get complete nan line.

Draper will effort to support building momentum for Wimbledon, which originates connected 1 July, erstwhile he returns to English ungraded for nan Queen's Club Championships adjacent week.

He will beryllium confirmed arsenic British number 1 connected Monday, moving supra Cameron Norrie successful nan rankings, while he will climb to 32 successful nan world rankings and perchance a seeded position for Wimbledon.