VIENNA (AP) 鈥� Jack Draper overcame a second-set wobble against Karen Khachanov to win the final of the Erste Bank Open 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday for his second ATP title.
The 22-year-old Briton won the opening set in Vienna and led 4-0 in the second before Khachanov took five games in a row.
鈥淚 was playing so good, and then the momentum shifted,鈥� the seventh-seeded Draper said. 鈥淚 just missed a few balls and made some wrong decisions, and Karen picked up his level. That鈥檚 a testament to how good he is, he鈥檚 a fighter and he鈥檚 in great form. It got really tight there, but I stayed solid and in a good mental frame."
Draper won his first ATP title in Stuttgart in June and reached the U.S. Open semifinals last month.
鈥淭o win my first ATP 500, it feels incredible,鈥� Draper said after beating Khachanov.
Khachanov was chasing his second straight ATP title after claiming his seventh career title and second of the year in Almaty last weekend.
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