Feliciano Lopez wins SA Tennis Open 2010

Johannesburg, South Africa
February 07, 2010

Feliciano Lopez of Spain beat first-time finalist Stephane Robert 7-5, 6-1 to win the SA Tennis Open 2010. This is Lopez's second ATP World Tour title. He won his first title at the Bank Austria TennisTrophy in Vienna five and a half years ago.

Player quotes

Feliciano Lopez
“I hope that this title now will help me to have more confidence in my game, to believe more in myself, so I can get more titles in my career,”
“I think the first set was closer,"
"I was nervous a little bit, to be honest. I had too many opportunities, every game he was serving I had break point and that made me feel a little bit nervous because I couldn’t convert the chances and you never know what’s going to happen later."
“He had nothing to lose, all the pressure was on my side. So that’s probably why I played in this way in the first set. After I took the first set, everything was completely different. I started playing much better and my shots were working perfectly, from the baseline, net, everywhere."

Stephane Robert
“I didn’t do anything special this week," said Robert, reflecting on his success. "Last week, last month, the past couple of months I was playing really good tennis. I have to admit, my draw was good this week. I was seeded, so when you are No. 100 this week and you are seeded it means it’s a bit of luck for me because I got protected for the first two rounds and it opened some doors. I was there to take this opportunity and I’m very proud of what I did this week."

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