Four debut title winners

This week we have seen four first time winners from the ATP and WTA tours:

Hamburg:

Qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Leonardo Mayer 6-4 0-6 7-5

This was the second match in a row where Basilashvili won the opening set, then lost the second set to love, before rebounding to victory.  

A first ATP Tour triumph for the Georgian from his third final appearance.  Also the first Georgian to enjoy title success at this level.

Basilashvili moves up 46 spots to a new career high of 35, previously 51.

Moscow:

Lucky loser Olga Danilovic defeated fellow 17 year old and wildcard Anastasia Potapova in three sets 7-5 6-7(1) 6-4.  

A first WTA Tour victory for Danilovic who becomes the first WTA winner born in the 2000s.  Also she is the first lucky loser to win a WTA title.

Danilovic moves up 75 places to 112, a new career high, previously 187

Potapova moves up 69 places to 135, a new career high, previously 190

Potapova received some consolation by winning the doubles with Vera Zvonareva (almost twice her age)

Gstaad:

Matteo Berrettini defeated Roberto Bautista Agut (2) 7-6(9) 6-4

A first ATP Tour title for the Italian in his first final.

He moves up 30 places to 54 in the rankings, a career high, previously 75

Nanchang:

Qiang Wang (2) defeated Saisai Zheng (6) 7-5 4-0 (retired)

A first WTA title for Wang in her debut final.

Atlanta:

John Isner (1) recovered from a slow start to win his fifth Atlanta Open and in his second straight final against Ryan Harrison (8) 5-7 6-3 6-4