Koepper defends seven match balls and defeated Murray

This was the first edition of the tournament.Anett Kontaveit won the title, beating Simona Halep in the final, 6-- 2, 6-- 3. By winning the title, Kontaveit received the WTA Finals, surpassing Ons Jabeur in the Race to Guadalajara, as well as likewise went into the top 10 of the WTA Rankings for the initial time. Her sway Halep in the final likewise noted her first triumph over the previous world No. 1.

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• Furtwangen on Monday

In a spectacular duel over 3:01 hours rank the 27-year-old tennis player from Furtwangen on Monday the former world ranking first from Scotland after the defense of seven match balls with 6: 4, 5: 7, 7: 6 (11: 9). Koepfer had actually failed in the qualification for the last Masters tournament of the season, but slipped as a so-called Lucky Loser still in the main field. Other German participants are Alexander Zverev and Jan-Lennard Struff. Against Murray, Koepfer used his first chance for the match win after three hours. The tournament is endowed with 2.6 million euros.