Philipp Kohlschreiber wins his first title of the year after beating boom boom Karlovic in straight sets.
The German had a great start to break Karlovic twice in the first 6 games (that’s unusual!) and grab the opener 6-2. The second set was more “Karlovic’s style” to end at the tiebreak. Ivo’s service wasn’t working as usual and Philipp won the tiebreak at 4. Match Stats
Kohlschreiber: The crowd helped me
Philipp commented “It was great that I could handle the pressure as top seed. I had some tough and tricky opponents this week, so I am very happy to have won. I gained a lot of confidence. I play some of my best tennis in Germany, where I have great support. The crowd gave me extra motivation and helped me when I got nervous.”
Now Kohlschreiber will go to Paris where he is going to play the first round against Pere Riba.