World number 192 Mayer wins Halle title

Germany's world number 192 Florian Mayer defeated teenage compatriot Alexander Zverev 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Halle grass court title on Sunday.

Published : Jun 19, 2016 21:11 IST , Westfalen, Germany

It is Florian Mayer's second career title after Bucharest in 2013 and was clinched on a fifth match point.
It is Florian Mayer's second career title after Bucharest in 2013 and was clinched on a fifth match point.
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It is Florian Mayer's second career title after Bucharest in 2013 and was clinched on a fifth match point.

Germany's world number 192 Florian Mayer defeated teenage compatriot Alexander Zverev 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Halle grass court title on Sunday.

The 32-year-old is the lowest-ranked champion in the 24-year history of the Wimbledon warm-up event.

It is Mayer's second career title after Bucharest in 2013 and was clinched on a fifth match point.

Zverev, 19 and ranked 38 in the world, had knocked out defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals on Saturday.

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