Greek Tsitsipas captures first claycourt title in Estoril

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP 1000 - Monte Carlo Masters - Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France - April 18, 2019 Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his third round match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

(Reuters) - Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas' French Open preparations gathered momentum as he claimed his first claycourt title with a 6-3 7-6(4) victory over Pablo Cuevas at the Estoril Open on Sunday.

Top seed Tsitsipas made the most of his Uruguayan opponent's struggles on the serve to clinch the opening set and grabbed an early break to serve at 4-3 in the second.