Stanislas Wawrinka won his first ATP title of the year after a straight-sets victory over David Ferrer at the Portugal Open in Oeiras.
Wawrinka dominated against the world number four, completing a 6-1 6-4 triumph as his out-of-sorts opponent made 31 unforced errors.
Ferrer failed to break the world number 16, while Wawrinka unlocked the Spaniard’s service game on three occasions on his was to victory in a little over an hour.
The win was doubly sweet for Wawrinka as it provided a measure of revenge for the loss he suffered at the hands of Ferrer in his only other final appearance so far in 2013, in Buenos Aires.
“I am definitely playing better than last year and I am improving,” said Wawrinka on the ATP Tour’s official website.
“Today [Sunday] I got the confidence that I can beat a top-four player in a final, on a clay court.”
Ferrer had no complaints about the result, saying: “Stan played a great match.
“I was never close to winning, but I felt better the longer it went on with my shots.
“Stan played pretty well from the baseline and he had a good percentage of first services. He surpassed me in everything.”
