Tsitsipas beats Collignon to win the Swiss Open and end 16-month title drought

[p]The victory was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tsitsipas-stefanos/hb6oWfc6/"]‌Tsitsipas[/a]' first title since he beat Canada's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/auger-aliassime-felix/CzXh4LAb/"]‌Felix Auger-Aliassime[/a] in the Dubai Tennis ‌Championships final in March 2025 and the 13th ATP singles crown of his ‌career.[/p][p][b]"I would like to start ⁠by mentioning how ‌amazing the final was today,"[/b] Tsitsipas said. [b]"It's ​been a long time so it does mean a lot to ​me."[/b][/p][embed guid="691902d5-24c7-4c01-adbf-3a1b3bf6df9b" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2078813352898248898" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 27-year-old, a former world number three currently ranked 85th in the ⁠world, produced ​a strong serving performance in the two-hour 17-minute contest, firing four aces without a double fault. He won 21 ‌of 29 points on his second serve and saved two of the four break points he faced.[/p][p]Tsitsipas took the opening set before first-time ATP Tour finalist [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/collignon-raphael/xzJGXJ6t/"]Collignon[/a] fought back to level the match in a second-set tiebreak. The Greek regained control in the ‌decider, however, securing the break he ​needed to seal the title.[/p][p]The triumph ‌provides a timely confidence boost for two-time Grand Slam finalist Tsitsipas as he looks to build momentum ahead of the US Open, which ⁠begins on August ⁠30.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/raphael-c-xzJGXJ6t/tsitsipas-s-hb6oWfc6/?mid=63FIUlQp"]Click here for more on the match[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Key stats" id="c9bb5ef7-ae29-447d-bc30-9d9f956ddaf7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c48fc415-ce14-4d4f-b2eb-5c26a7202867" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]