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Petr Nesterov wins first singles title from ITF tournaments

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Bulgaria's national player for the Davis Cup, Petr Nesterov, won the singles title at the tennis tournament on hard courts in Al Zahra (Kuwait) with a prize fund of 15 thousand dollars.

Nesterov, seeded at number 4, made a comeback and beat the leader in the scheme Gonçalo Oliveira (Portugal) in the final with 4:6, 6:4, 6:3 in 2.47 hours. 

The 20-year-old Bulgarian recorded his fifth consecutive victory at the tournament with only one lost set. Thus, after his two doubles titles from the ITF World Federation circuit, he added a singles title.

With this success, Nesterov secured $2,160 and 15 points for the world ranking.



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