ZVEREV BATTLES BACK FROM A SET DOWN TO LIFT CHENGDU OPEN CROWN

Doubles top seeds Doumbia and Reboul also win, lifting maiden title in Chengdu

In a thrilling final match played out in front of a capacity crowd, tournament number one seed and world No. 10 Alexander Zverev survived a robust challenge from Roman Safiullin to win 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in two hours and 59 minutes and lift the 21st ATP Tour-level title of his career.