Nikolay Davydenko captured his third ATP title and first of the season after defeating Martin Verkerk in the final of the BMW Open.

Unseeded Russian Davydenko, who won both his previous titles last year in Adelaide and Estoril, claimed the championship with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Dutchman Verkerk in one hour 38 minutes.

The 22-year-old managed to break Verkerk's serve once in each set, in the fifth game of the first set and in the 11th game of the second, without losing his own serve once in the match.

On his way to victory, Davydenko defeated top-seed Rainer Schuttler in the quarter-finals, Andrei Pavel in the first round, as well as Victor Hanescu and Luis Horna.

He becomes the second Russian winner of the BMW Open after Andrei Chesnokov captured the title in 1989.