QUITO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Dominican Republic's tennis player Victor Estrella on Sunday achieved his first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) title after defeating Spanish Feliciano Lopez in the final of ATP 250 Open Quito tournament, held in Quito, capital of Ecuador.
Estrella, who is 35 years old and is 73rd in ATP ranking, defeated Lopez with a score of 6-2, 6-7 (5) and 7-6 (5) in a match that lasted two hours and 17 minutes.
The ATP 250 Open Quito tournament, which lasted one week, was held at Jacaranda Club, in northern Quito (at 2,800 meters above sea level).
Lopez played strong and fought until the last minute to win, but he could not stop the power of the Dominican player, who obtained a well-deserved victory.
A total of 28 tennis players took part in the tournament, from which 13 are among the 100 best in the world.
The tournament's prize money was of 494,310 U. S. dollars, from which Estrella won 80,000 dollars plus 250 ATP points.
At the awards ceremony and with visible emotion, Estrella thanked his fans for their support and said the final match against Lopez, who was favorite to win, had been "a very good one".