Janik Siner fought back from losing the first set and defeated Alexander Zverev in the Erste Bank Open final.
The Italian went the distance to beat Zverev 3-6 6-3 7-5 in Vienna to claim his fourth ATP Tour title of the season.
Sinner, who also won the tournament in 2023, grabbed the all-important break in the 11th game of the deciding set and served clinically to win in two and a half hours.
Sinner won his fourth ATP Tour title of the season. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
The world number two became the first man to reach eight ATP finals in consecutive seasons since Novak Djokovic in 2015-16, when he defeated Alex de Minaur in the last four.
The Italian was broken for only the third time in the tournament as Zverev raced to a 5-1 lead in the first set en route to a 6-3 lead in 47 minutes.
But Sinner hit back in the second, breaking Zverev for a 3-0 lead and going on to win 6-3 to level the match.
Zverev saved two break points in the fifth game in the deciding game to lead 3-2, but served up a decisive break in the 11th to fall 6-5 behind and Sinner served relentlessly for the title winning his next service game to love.
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