STOCKHOLM (AP)—Top-seeded Tomas Berdych beat defending champion Grigor Dimitrov 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Sunday to win the Stockholm Open for the second time.
Berdych claimed his 10th career title despite wasting a 5-3 lead in the first set. He broke Dimitrov early in each of the next two sets to wrap up the win and stay on course to qualify for the season-ending ATP finals in London.
"It's the first and only tournament I've won twice," Berdych said. "The hospitality and care here is very nice. That's why I like to come back. I feel at home here."
Dimitrov was bidding to claim his fourth title of the year but slipped further behind Andy Murray in his attempt to qualify for London.
"It was a good match. I give all my respect to Tomas," Dimitrov said. "It's never easy to lose a final, but he was just better out there today. He had bigger momentum in the second and third (sets). That made the biggest difference."