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Cape Town - American Taylor Fritz claimed his maiden ATP Tour title in Eastbourne, beating compatriot Sam Querrey 6-3, 6-4 in the final on Saturday.
Playing only his second final, Fritz made a solid start to break Querrey to love in his first return game.
Fritz went on to dominate the majority of the baseline rallies, while Querrey was undone by unforced errors in key moments of the match.
The 21-year-old Fritz clinched another early break of serve in the second set before closing out the victory in just over an hour with an ace.
Fritz will look to carry his success over to Wimbledon, where he begins his campaign against Czech Tomas Berdych on Tuesday.
Querrey, who was playing his first final since the New York Open in 2018, will meet world No 4 Dominic Thiem in his opening match.
Eastbourne ATP/WTA results on Saturday (x denotes seeding):
Men
Final
Taylor Fritz (USA) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 6-3, 6-4
Women
Final
Karolna Pliskova (CZE x2) bt Angelique Kerber (GER x4) 6-1, 6-4
Taylor’s title in Eastbourne ??
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) June 29, 2019
???? @Taylor_Fritz97 defeats Querrey 6-3, 6-4 to win the first #ATPTour title of his career ??
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