Unseeded Vekic wins title

Unseeded Donna Vekic recovered from a poor start to beat top-seeded Johanna Konta of Britain 2-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 Sunday in the Aegon Open final in Nottingham, England, for her second singles title. Eighth-ranked Konta looked to have overcome a mid-match wobble as she recovered to lead her Croatian opponent 5-4 in the final set but Vekic struck back again. Konta, playing her first career final on grass, broke the 20-year-old Vekic in the first game and powered through the opening set. Vekic’s recovery started as she broke to lead 3-1 in the second set. Konta immediately broke back but lost the set on a tiebreaker and fell 3-1 behind in the decider before recovering to draw back level and then lead. After serving to stay in the match, Vekic claimed a crucial break and served out for victory at the Wimbledon warmup.

Pouille handles Lopez

Lucas Pouille of France defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 to win the Stuttgart Open in Germany on Sunday. The No. 4-seeded Pouille, who was given a wild card to play at the grass-court tournament, hit 29 aces and saved six of the seven break points he faced before claiming his third title in two hours and five minutes. Pouille was playing his third final of the season, his fifth overall.