Competing in just his eighth ATP match, Jerome
Haehnel captured his first title in an all-French final at the Open de Moselle
tennis tournament.
Haehnel, who defeated third seed Jose Acasuso and defending champion Arnaud
Clement on his way to the championship match of this indoor event, edged out
wild card Richard Gasquet, 7-6 (11/9) 6-4.
Both the 24-year-old Haehnel and the 18-year-old Gasquet were making their
first appearances in an ATP Tour final.
Haehnel, who mostly has played Challenger events, recorded his sixth win this
season, earning prize money of £35,600.