Bastad, Sweden (Sports Network) - David Ferrer beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas
Almagro in straight sets Sunday to capture the title at the clay-court Swedish
Open.
The top seed handled the second-seeded Almagro in 6-2, 6-2 fashion in 67
minutes.
Ferrer, the 2007 Bastad champion and last year's runner-up, joined world No. 1
Roger Federer with a tour-leading five titles in 2012. He also triumphed at
Auckland, Buenos Aires, Acapulco and s-Hertogenbosch.
Sunday's win upped his record to 16-15 in career finals, 9-10 on clay.
The 30-year-old and world No. 5 Ferrer remains unbeaten in 11 matches against
the 26-year-old Almagro. The former defeated the latter in the 2007 Swedish
Open final.
Almagro, who titled here two years ago, appeared in his fourth final of the
season. He won in Sao Paulo and Nice, while finishing as the runner-up to
Ferrer in Buenos Aires.
The Sports Network