Kevin Anderson beat Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic 6-4, 7-6 (2) Sunday to win the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships for his second career ATP title. The seventh-seeded Anderson, the first South African to win this 20-year-old tournament, is now 2-1 in career finals, having won his first title at the now defunct 2011 Johannesburg tournament. “It's fantastic,” said Anderson. “First title in the United States which is great. Apart from South Africa this is my second home. Winning one in the United States is especially exciting.” The 36th-ranked Anderson — he'll move up to around No. 30 in the next rankings — gained a lot of attention here this week as he beat the two American favorites — Andy Roddick in quarterfinals and John Isner in the semis. The 173rd-ranked Matosevic had the best week of his career despite losing in his first final. The 26-year-old, who came in with a 3-15 record on the ATP Tour, had never before won consecutive matches. The final loss ended Matosevic's overall winning streak of 12 matches. He had won all five matches while winning the Caloundra Challenger in Australia before coming to Florida for the tournament. Matosevic will move up to around No. 127 in this coming week's rankings, which will be a career best. His previous highest ranking was 131st last March 7.
