Pouille beats Gasquet to win Open Sud de France

Second-seeded Lucas Pouille continued his hold over Richard Gasquet, beating him 7-6 (2), 6-4 to win the Open Sud de France in Montpellier for his fifth career ATP title.

It was Pouille’s fourth straight win against Gasquet, who was playing his sixth straight final at the tournament. Gasquet won it in 2013, ‘15 and ‘16 but missed out on a 15th career title.