Final:
Daniil Medvedev (1) v wildcard Tim van Rijthoven (Netherlands)
This would be the first match between the two players.
Medvedev had won 13 titles from 23 finals before this one.
This would be the first final at this level for van Rijthoven.
Service breaks were exchanged in the second and third games, and Medvedev saved three break points to level at 3-3.
Serving at 4-5, Medvedev was broken to 15 and van Rijthoven led 6-4.
van Rijthoven began set two with a pair of love games.
In between, Medvedev was broken, and the wildcard was ahead 3-0.
A series of unforced errors from the top seed left him facing two break points, and another backhand failure confirmed a double break for van Rijthoven.
van Rijthoven fought back from 0-30 to seal the fifth game, a forehand winner the exclamation.
Medvedev served at 0-5 to stay in the match.
From 40-0, the top seed mishit two backhands, then van Rijthoven stunned with a backhand return winner.
Another Medvedev backhand error brought up match point.
An ace saved it. Medvedev held but still trailed 1-5.
van Rijthoven served for the match.
An ace 15-0. Medvedev forehand return wide 30-0. Forehand winner from van Rijthoven. Three match points.
Medvedev return into the net finished the match.
Tim van Rijthoven, in only his second main draw tournament at this level, defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-1 to win the title.
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