Oswald/Polasek Turn The Tables To Lift Kitzbühel Trophy

Just six days after falling to Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad final, Philipp Oswald and Filip Polasek defeated the Belgian duo 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to claim their maiden ATP Tour team title at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel.

The second seeds, playing in just their second tour-level event as a team, were dominant on serve throughout the 69-minute championship match to take the trophy. Oswald and Polasek dropped just four points on serve (40/44) and did not face a break point to end Gille and Vliegen’s 11-match winning streak.

Oswald now owns 10 tour-level doubles trophies, adding to his most recent title at last month’s Plava Laguna Crotia Open Umag (w/Haase). The 33-year-old is the first Austrian to lift the doubles title in Kitzbühel since Julian Knowle in 2012 (w/Cermak).

This is Polasek’s 12th ATP Tour doubles trophy. The 34-year-old ends a six-year wait for a tour-level crown, having last triumphed at 2013 Casablanca (w/Knowle).

Gille and Vliegen were bidding to claim their third tour-level title in three weeks. The Belgian tandem picked up trophies last month at the Swedish Open and the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad.

Oswald and Polasek earn 250 ATP Doubles Ranking points and split €29,650 in prize money. Gille and Vliegen receive 150 points and share €15,200.

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