Tomas Berdych won his seventh career title Sunday, beating defending champion Gael Monfils 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final.
The top-seeded Czech broke for a 5-3 lead in the final set on a double fault from Monfils.
"It was very close in the end. I'm happy that I was able to do it," Berdych told Canal Plus television. "Actually, it's even more special to beat the home player, unfortunately for the crowd."
Berdych also won their only previous meeting, four years ago in Dubai.
ZAGREB INDOORS: Mikhail Youzhny beat Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-3 in Zagreb, Croatia, to win his 18th career title.
It was the first title for the Youzhny, 29, since St. Petersburg in 2010.
Youzhny faced no break points and lost only 12 points on serve during the 68-minute match.
After both players won opening service games, Youzhny won eight of nine games, winning the first set and three games in the second.
Lacko reached the third round at the Australian Open as a qualifier, but was ousted by Spaniard Rafael Nadal. He had never previously advanced beyond the quarterfinals at an ATP event.
VTR OPEN: Juan Monaco beat Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-1 in an all-Argentina final in Vina Del Mar, Chile, to win his fourth ATP title.
Monaco earned his first title since winning three in 2007 — and all have come on clay.
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