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Berrettini overcomes Murray to win Stuttgart title

Matteo Berrettini hits a shot. (Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Matteo Berrettini won the Stuttgart Open for a second time after he beat Andy Murray 6-4 5-7 6-3 on Sunday (Jun 12) to deny the Scot what would have been his first title on grass in six years.

Second seed Berrettini, who missed the claycourt swing after undergoing surgery on his hand in March, was playing in his first tournament since Indian Wells and triumphed after Murray had injury issues of his own in the decider.

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