“I’m happy to win my first title here. It’s amazing,” Cirstea said. “I like the tournament and the city very much and will definitely come here next year to defend my title.”
Cirstea received a silver trophy and a US$22,900 prize check, while runner-up Lisicki pocketed US$12,450. Both finalists were also awarded traditional Uzbeki robes embroidered with gold.
■OPEN DE MOSELLE
AP, METZ, France
Dmitry Tursunov of Russia won the Open de Moselle on Sunday by beating Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 (8/6), 1-6, 6-4 in the final.
“In the second set he had a lot of chances to attack my second serve and he was successful in doing that,” the fifth-seeded Tursunov said. “As I was two breaks down, Paul-Henri was playing with a lot of confidence. Today there wasn’t a big difference. I can’t say that I was better than him. He could have broken me as well in the third set.”
Mathieu said he could not accomplish much in the last set.
“He broke me and I couldn’t break him, which cost me the match,” the Frenchman said. “It’s tough to lose a match like that. I think that I have to improve two or three things.”
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