Aljaz Bedene loses Hungarian Open final
Monday 1 May 2017 14:47, UK
Aljaz Bedene's bid to win his first ATP final ended in a straight sets defeat to Lucas Pouille in the Hungarian Open in Budapest.
The British No 4 headed into his clash with top seed Pouille on the back of a 16-match winning streak which included back-to-back titles on the second-tier Challenger Tour.
However, Bedene, who upset second seed Ivo Karlovic in the quarter-finals, was outclassed as the Frenchman wrapped up a 6-3 6-1 win in an hour and four minutes.
World No 14 Pouille pummelled Slovenian-born Bedene's serve, with the man ranked 68th in the world winning just 25 per cent of points on his second delivery.
Laura Siegemund was the home-town hero in Stuttgart as she lifted the biggest title of her career at the Porsche Grand Prix.
The German was a surprise finalist 12 months ago but lost out to countrywoman Angelique Kerber.
A repeat looked on the cards when France's Kristina Mladenovic led 4-1 in the deciding tie-break but Siegemund fought back to win 6-1 2-6 7-6 (7-5).
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