TROISDORF/STARNBERG, June 4, 2023

Ivan Gakhov has clinched the title of the second edition of the Saturn Oil Open. In a singles final between two unseeded players at the €73,000 ATP Challenger Tour clay-court event in Troisdorf, Germany, the 26-year-old Russian fought past Frederico Ferreira Silva from Portugal 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

Gakhov was rock solid on his serve, fired eight aces and won 77 per cent of his first-service points to seal victory in two hours and 40 minutes.

Ivan Gakhov had all the answers in Troisdorf 💯#ATPChallenger | @Samurai_GI pic.twitter.com/AUPw5BGbbu

— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) June 4, 2023

World No. 175 Gakhov captured his second ATP Challenger career crown following his maiden triumph in Girona, Spain in early April. The Moscow native earned €9,880 in prize money as well as 75 ATP Ranking points.