France’s Moutet wins Chennai Open

Chennai: France’s Corentin Moutet, the second- seed, beat Andrew Harris of Australia 6- 3, 6- 3 in the singles final on Sunday to win the title in Chennai Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament here. The Frenchman played confidently to dash the hopes of Harris, the conqueror of topseeded Prajnesh Gunneswaran on Saturday. The 19- year old left- hander displayed a range of exquisite shots, tremendous agility and exemplary court- craft in subduing Harris, a former junior doubles champion at the French Open and Wimbledon. Harris coming into the final on the back of some tough matches, struggled to find his form particularly on his ground strokes. It was the second Challenger title for Moutet, who received $ 7,200 and 80 ATP points, while Andrew received $ 4,240 and 48 ATP points.