Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman beat Czech Radek Stepanek 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to win the 380,000-dollar ATP tournament here on Sunday. The 33-year-old Bjorkman thereby won the sixth tournament of his career against an opponent often beaten by the power of the Swede's shots.
The tiebreak of the second set was a key moment of the match when Bjorkman led 5-1 but almost let Stepanek back in the game as he won three points in a row to trail by 5-4.
It was a chance of a first title missed by Stepanek who this season has lost in the final in Milan and in semi-finals at both Barcelona and Queens.