Karan Khachanov ended a nine-year title drought for Russian players at the VTB Kremlin Cup, cruising past Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.
The 22-year-old Russian picked up his second tour-level trophy of the season after just 54 minutes, winning 76 per cent of service points and converting four of six break points to hand Mannarino his sixth tour-level final defeat (0-6). Khachanov improves to 39-21 this season by capturing his third tour-level crown and now owns a 3-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record over Mannarino.
Khachanov, who also triumphed this season in Marseille (d. Pouille), remains unbeaten in tour-level championship matches (3-0) and continues to impress as 2018 draws to a close. The 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier enjoyed a stellar North American hard-court season, which included a run to the Rogers Cup semi-finals and the US Open third round. The third-seeded wild card was only broken once, by Lukas Rosol in his opening match, en route to the trophy in the Russian capital.
Antalya finalist Mannarino was aiming to lift his first tour-level trophy in his sixth final. The 30-year-old was bidding to join the list of 12 first-time tour-level champions this season. Kyle Edmund (Antwerp) is also looking to join that list by winning his first title today. #NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas became the 12th first-time winner of the year by lifting the Intrum Stockholm Open trophy (d. Gulbis) earlier in the day.
Khachanov receives 250 ATP Ranking points and receives €152,785 in prize money for securing his third ATP World Tour crown. Mannarino gains 150 ATP Ranking points and collects €80,465.
Did You Know?
The first 20 editions of the VTB Kremlin Cup crowned 14 Russian champions. Khachanov's victory ends a nine-year title drought for home players, dating back to Mikhail Youzhny's triumph in 2009.
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