Granollers beat Monaco to win Valencia Open

Valencia: Marcel Granollers defeated Juan Monaco 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) in the Valencia Open final on Sunday for his third career win.

Granollers dominated the first set between the two unseeded players with his serve-and-volley game.

Monaco rallied to win the second set and then saved three championship points in the decider to force a tiebreaker.

Granollers claimed his second title of the year when the Argentine hit wide.

The 34th-ranked Granollers lost to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer last year.