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."
â��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
â��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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