Sunday, July 17, 2011

Juan Carlos Ferrero wins Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -Former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero overcame a long rain delay on Sunday to beat Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-0 in an all-Spanish final of the Mercedes Cup. The 31-year-old veteran fired his first ace of the match to clinch the first set. He then rolled through the next six games to secure his 16th career title and first since winning last August in Umag, Croatia. Ferrero was playing only his third tournament of the year after being out for two months with wrist and knee injuries. Story continues below ↓ advertisement | your ad here The final was delayed for three hours because of rain.