ATP / WTA wrap: Records, tears & the luckiest loser

John Isner set a new ATP record, Kiki Bertens survived a mid-match meltdown, and Andrey Rublev became only the seventh Lucky Loser in the history of the ATP to claim a title. Yes, it was an emotional finals day on the ATP and WTA.

ATP Newport: Isner dominates to take title

Big serving John Isner set an impressive record en route to the title in Newport: he became the first player in ATP history to go through a draw without facing a single break point.

As the stat suggests Isner was imperious on serve, crunching down 17 aces en route to the 6-3 7-6(4) victory.

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“I served well all week, played extremely well all week,” Isner opined. “This is a very good tournament for my serve and I knew it was going to be hard for my opponents to break me.”

WTA Gstaad: Tearful Bertens seals title

From tears to cheers, it was a dramatic turnaround for Kiki Bertens in Gstaad. The Dutchwoman, who broke down in tears while leading 2-1 in the third set, was pushed all the way by Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit in the 6-4 3-6 6-1 win.

It is Bertens second title of the season, and her fourth career win.

ATP Bastad: Ferrer wins in Sweden

David Ferrer has claimed his second title in Bastad, with a 6-4 6-4 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov. The Spaniard, who last won a title in 2015, needed one hour 26 minutes to beat the Ukranian and claim the 27th title of his career.

WTA Bucharest: Begu wows home fans

It was a dream end to the Bucharest Open for organisers and spectators, as home favourite Irina-Camelia Begu swept to the title. The Romanian was a straight sets winner over in-form Julia Goerges, coming through 6-3 7-5 in one hour 37 minutes.

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ATP Umag: Rublev the luckiest of losers

After being eliminated in qualifying, Andrey Rublev would barely believe that he could be lifting the Umag trophy seven days later. However, the Lucky Loser completed his dream run to the final with a 6-4 6-2 win over fourth seed Paolo Lorenzi. Rublev needed just one hour 16 minutes to claim his maiden ATP title, and become the first Lucky Loser since 2009 to lift a trophy (seventh overall).

“It’s amazing. I have no words to explain it, especially after this tough week,” said Rublev. “Now I’m here and it’s amazing.”