LOS ANGELES - German sixth seed Tommy Haas clinched his third tennis title of the season with a 4-6 7-5 6-3 victory over Russia's Dmitry Tursunov at the Los Angeles International today.
Outplayed in the opening set, Haas, 28, fought back to preserve his unbeaten record against the Russian andwin the tournament for a second time in three years.
Haas, who eased past Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets in yesterday's semifinals, never looked back after breaking Tursunov for the first time in the 12th game of the second set.
After levelling the match, he broke the Russian again in the second game of the deciding set before serving out to clinch the 10th title of his career.
Haas won hardcourt tournaments this year at Delray Beach and Memphis before suffering a wrist injury in April
