Sam Querrey ended his final misery in the clash of the Californians to land the Los Angeles Open.

Querrey, beaten in back-to-back finals on the ATP tour in the last month, got it right at the third time of asking to see off qualifier Carsten Ball in three sets.

The 22-year-old number six seed defeated Los Angeles-born Australian Ball 6-4 3-6 6-1.

Querrey said: "It feels great. I didn't want to lose three finals in a row there. I was a little worried after that second set, but I came back strong in the third.

"He started to get a good read on my second serve and was hitting a fair amount of winners and putting a lot of pressure on me.

"Right before the third set I sat down, collected myself, and then had a high first serve percentage that was significantly higher than the second set and that was key.

"I was really mad I had lost two finals previously and didn't want to lose a third one. I was mad at myself, but I kept it together."