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Memorial Fernando Vidal Salvá Spanish Open, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Rosner Romps To Spanish Open Success
Top-ranked German Simon Rosner claimed his second PSA World Tour success in the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca when he won the $10,000 Memorial Fernando Vidal Salvá Spanish Open.
The No1 seed from Paderborn, ranked 33 in the world, raced through to the final at the Elite Club without dropping a game.
His opponent was the Italian number one Davide Bianchetti, the second seed who was taken the full distance by third seed Borja Golan before beating the top-ranked Spaniard 11-8, 1-11, 11-3, 3-11, 12-10.
The final was Rosner and Bianchetti's sixth Tour meeting in five years - but the 23-year-old German has had the edge on his 33-year-old European rival since 2008, and pulled off his fourth win in a row by despatching Bianchetti 11-6, 11-4, 12-10.
The win marks Rosner's fourth PSA Tour title. The German number one will be hoping that this latest triumph will lead to his long-awaited breakthrough into the world's top 30.
1st round:
[1] Simon Rosner (GER) bt Ben Ford (ENG) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
[5] Gregoire Marche (FRA) bt [Q] Chris Fuller (ENG) 13-11, 11-8, 11-1
[4] Yann Perrin (FRA) bt [Q] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) 11-9, 11-13, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5
[8] Piedro Schweertman (NED) bt David Vidal (ESP) 11-9, 11-6, 11-0
Joan Lezaud (FRA) bt [7] Jens Schoor (GER) 11-8, 12-10, 2-11, 6-11, 13-11
[3] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
[6] James Snell (ENG) bt [Q] Ben Coleman (ENG) 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7
[2] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt Bart Ravelli (NED) 11-6, 11-4, 11-2
Quarter-finals:
[1] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [5] Gregoire Marche (FRA) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7
[4] Yann Perrin (FRA) bt [8] Piedro Schweertman (NED) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
[3] Borja Golan (ESP) bt Joan Lezaud (FRA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-9
[2] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt [6] James Snell (ENG) 13-11, 11-7, 11-6
Semi-finals:
[1] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [4] Yann Perrin (FRA) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6
[2] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt [3] Borja Golan (ESP) 11-8, 1-11, 11-3, 3-11, 12-10
Final:
[1] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [2] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-6, 11-4, 12-10
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