Monfils wins title in Stockholm

Final day in Stockholm.

2023 BNP Paribas Nordic Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, Stockholm, Sweden, 16-22 October 2023.

Defending champion:

Holger Rune (7) who defeated wildcard Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) 6-4 6-4

Final:

Qualifier Pavel Kotov (Russia) v Gael Monfils (France)

First meeting between the players 

First final for Kotov 

In game three of set one Kotov broke to lead 2-1.

He broke Monfils again in the seventh game for 5-2.

Serving for the set, Kotov couldn’t convert three set points and he was eventually broken.

Serving at 5-4, a second timefor the set, Kotov succeeded and was ahead 6-4.

For ten games in set two, neither player was even taken to deuce, let alone faced a break point.

Game eleven saw Monfils having to save three break points and a tie break was ultimately required.

At 4-6, Kotov saved two set points, but serving at 6-7, he lost the point, and Monfils took the set 7-6(6).

Monfils broke Kotov in the opening game of the decider.

Kotov saved three break points in the fifth game to avoid going down a double break.

Monfils broke again in game seven to lead 5-2.

He couldn’t serve out the match, broken but still ahead 5-3.

Serving to stay in the match, Kotov was broken and Monfils was victorious.

Gaël Monfils won 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3.

Title number twelve for Monfils and first since Adelaide - January 2022.