Radu Albot has become the first Moldovan to win an ATP tour-level title with victory over British qualifier Daniel Evans in the Delray Beach Open final.
In a high-quality match that stretched for nearly three hours, the 82nd-ranked Albot displayed nerves of steel in the dramatic final tiebreak, staving off defeat with a series of clutch shots before the Brit crumbled with a double-fault on his opponent's first match point.
The 29-year-old Moldovan had saved three match points earlier in the tiebreaker before he prevailed 3-6 6-3 7-6 (9-7).
Nicknamed 'The Machine', Albot was taken to three sets in his past four matches this week and won his past three matches from a one-set deficit.
The first Moldovan in the top 100, Albot will move to a career high world No52 when the next rankings drop.
Evans was seeking his first career title, 10 months after his return from a year-long cocaine suspension.
He lost to Gilles Muller in the 2017 Sydney International final.
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