Tomas Berdych clinches Shenzhen Open title after winning in rain-delayed final

05 October 2015 09:46

Top seed Tomas Berdych claimed his first ATP World Tour title of the season on Monday with a 6-3 7-6 (9/7) victory over fourth seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the rain-delayed final of the Shenzhen Open.

The tournament had to be extended into a further day as heavy rain meant the semi-finals were only able to be completed on Sunday.

There was one further interruption on Monday, but t he 30-year-old Czech prevailed to triumph - his 11th career Tour crown - in one hour and 48 minutes, consolidating fifth place in the Emirates ATP Race To London for the year-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Source: PA