Napolitano sees off Hong to grab title

Stefano Napolitano

Stefano Napolitano defeated ninth seed Seongchan Hong of South Korea in the final to grab his maiden Challenger title at the Bengaluru Open on Sunday.

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The seventh seeded Italian won 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in a match that lasted close to two hours. Napolitano started on a sluggish note as all the exhaustion from beating second seeded Indian Sumit Nagal in the semi-final on Saturday seemed to have caught up with him.

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