Stan Wawrinka warmed up for the French Open by retaining his home Geneva Open title Saturday, beating Mischa Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The top-seeded Wawrinka clinched by breaking serve with a fierce forehand crosscourt pass to beat left-hander Zverev's advance to the net. Wawrinka's first title in 2017 is the 16th of his career, and the seventh on clay including the 2015 French Open. The Swiss is the No. 3 seed at Roland Garros, and first plays the 152nd-ranked Josef Kovalik of Slovakia. Victory against the 33rd-ranked Zverev avenged a loss when Wawrinka last faced him, at the previous Swiss event on tour in Basel in October. "I would have hated you if you had beaten me in two tournaments," Wawrinka quipped to his opponent in the post-match ceremonies. Zverev, who came through qualifying, still seeks a first career title at age 29. The Russia-born German's second runner-up finish comes more than six years after his first, at Metz, France. Zverev has earned the No. 32 seeding at the French Open, which begins Sunday, and could play defending champion Novak Djokovic in the third round. Tsonga bags clay court title Jo-Wilfried Tsonga polished his preparation for the French Open in style by claiming his maiden clay court title, beating Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(2) 7-5 in the Lyon Open final Saturday. The second-seeded Frenchman, who was playing his first final on the red dirt, held serve throughout and broke decisively in the last game to clinch his 15th ATP title. Tsonga's victory on the eve of the claycourt major raised hopes that he may finally end the country's 34-year search for a homegrown male champion at Roland Garros. Yannick Noah was the last Frenchman to lift the Musketeers' Cup in 1983. "It was a very close match. I had a very big chance at the end of the first set when I had two set points, and I think that was the key of the match," said Berdych. Stosur tops Gavrilova Sam Stosur rallied past fellow Australian Daria Gavrilova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to win the Strasbourg International Saturday and remain the top player in her country. Gavrilova, who was chasing her first WTA title at the French Open warmup, would also have dethroned Stosur as the Australian No. 1 player with a win. Stosur made the decisive break for a 4-2 lead in the decider after Gavrilova double-faulted. The 2011 US Open champion served out to love to finish the nearly three-hour final. Stosur has been the Australian No. 1 for 450 straight weeks, since October 2008. — Agencies
