Tomas Berdych eased past Juan-Martin del Potro 6-1 6-4 to capture the Japan Open title on Sunday.
"If someone had told me before the match [how I would control the play] I wouldn't have believed it because I saw Juan Martin playing his earlier matches and he was in really good shape, playing well," said Berdych. "Today I think he had a little bit of bad luck and I think he ate something wrong and he didn't feel well on the court from the beginning. But I think the second set was getting pretty close and I'm very happy that I finished it the way I did."
The championship was the fourth for Berdych, who had last won at Halle in 2007.
Even though he lost, del Potro will rise in the rankings from 12th to a career-high ninth come Monday.
"It was very tough for me," stated del Potro. "He played unbelievably today, I didn't have chance to do anything. I didn't feel well during the match but I think it was more to do with how well he played. But I had a great tournament anyway, so I'm sad because I lost today but I have to be happy for the week."
(source TSN, photo/AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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