EASTBOURNE, England — Feliciano Lopez of Spain won his third career title when he beat second-seeded Gilles Simon 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-0 in the Eastbourne final Saturday, days before they meet again in the first round at Wimbledon. Meanwhile, Elena Vesnina of Russia won her second WTA title when she defeated American qualifier Jamie Hampton 6-2, 6-1 in their final. Lopez won just four of 21 break points and Simon one of six. After an exchange of breaks midway through the first set, the Spaniard failed to win a set point at 5-4 before taking the tiebreaker. In the second set it was Simon who held a set point at 5-4 ahead of winning the tiebreaker, before Lopez responded by dominating the final set. Vesnina has now won her last two after also winning in Hobart in January. Hampton was playing in her first career final after upsetting No. 4-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 9-ranked Caroline Wozniacki. Hampton will be ranked Monday as the third American behind Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens. Hampton and Stephens will clash in the first round at Wimbledon. Halep, Mahut win at Rosmalen In the Netherlands, Nicolas Mahut of France won his first ATP title at the age of 31, playing impeccable serve and volley tennis to beat second-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 in the Topshelf Open final Saturday. Earlier, Simona Halep of Romania made it two titles in two weeks, beating Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-4, 6-2 in a rain-interrupted women's final. The Frenchman's victory on grass capped a comeback from a career-threatening knee injury that sidelined him for months. In the women's final, Halep was a break up at 5-4 when rain forced a 75-minute break, but she came back strong, holding serve to take the set. She then twice broke Flipkens' serve to race to 3-0 before the Belgian broke back. But Flipkens had no answer to the powerful groundstrokes from Halep. — Agencies
