“He played really well defensively and had a good serve,” Fritz said on TV4’s broadcast.
Top seed Taylor Fritz eventually won 2–1, taking the deciding set in a tiebreak.
Before the tournament, Fritz and other big stars such as Holger Rune, Lorenzo Musetti and last year’s winner Casper Ruud were tipped as favorites for the title.
But it was the dark horse, Tirante, ranked 57th in the world, who faced Fritz in the final.
Fritz won 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 (7–3) against Tirante.
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