Bellucci wins Geneva Open, 3rd Switzerland title

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Thomaz Bellucci kisses the trophy after defeating Joao Sousa in their Final match during the Geneva Open. ( Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

GENEVA — Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil won the revived Geneva Open title on Saturday, beating sixth-seeded Joao Sousa of Portugal 7-6 (4), 6-4.

The 27-year-old Bellucci’s fourth career ATP title was his third in Switzerland. He also won on clay at the Swiss Open in Gstaad in 2009 and 2012.

Bellucci, a 60th-ranked left-hander, wasted three set points at 5-4 in the first before winning the tiebreaker.

He trailed by a service break in the second then reeled off four straight games to complete the victory.

The Geneva Open returned to the ATP Tour after a 24-year gap, and replaced a tournament held in Duesseldorf, Germany.

At the French Open next week, Bellucci has a first-round match against 100th-ranked Marinko Matosevic of Australia. The winner could face fifth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan.

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