WATCH: Coach consoles a crying Hugo Gaston on court as he loses to Matteo Berrettini in straight sets in Austrian Open final

Berrettini beat Gaston in straight sets to win the Kitzbuhel title for the second year running.

WATCH: Coach consoles a crying Hugo Gaston on court as he loses to Matteo Berrettini in straight sets in Austrian Open final

Hugo Gaston (via Imago)

World No. 91 Hugo Gaston was in tears following his loss to Matteo Berrettini in the ATP 250 tournament in Kitzbuhel. The French youngster was disappointed after failing to win the title in his second career final.

The 23-year-old began the year well, reaching the second round of the Australian Open, where he lost to American Taylor Fritz. He failed to find consistency in his game until May when he reached the quarterfinals at the Lyon Open. He consolidated his form by winning his first title in the Lyon Challenger, beating Alexander Muller in the final.

Gaston arrived in Austria for the Kitzbuhel Open after a Round of 16 exit at the German Open. He produced his best performance this season when he beat seventh seed Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 7-5 in the Round of 16. He followed it with a win against against title favorite and No.1 seed Sebastien Baez, beating him 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 in the quarterfinals. His semifinal opponent Facundo Diaz Acosta retired with Gaston leading 6-1, 2-0.

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In the final against Matteo Berrettini, he failed to control the game against the powerful and confident Italian. Berrettini produced an outstanding display to win 7–5, 6–3 in one hour and twenty minutes and clinch his second successive title Gastad.

Gaston was disappointed with the defeat and burst into tears before the trophy ceremony. He was seen crying uncontrollably and his coach Younes El AynaouI had to come down from the stands to console him.

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Matteo Berrettini excited to claim his second consecutive title in Kitzbuhel Open

Matteo Berrettini was excited after claiming his second consecutive title at the Kitzbuhel Open. The Italian has won 10 consecutive matches over the past two weeks and has won two titles without losing a set.

Matteo Berrettini (via Imago)

Just over four months ago, he was ranked outside the Top 150 but will be No. 40 when the ATP rankings are updated on Monday (July 29). After winning the title in Austria, he stated that he was happy with the result and the way the final played out.

I'm just so happy and so tired. It's been a crazy two weeks, playing I think some of my best level of tennis. I was happy that I had the double break. In tennis, you never know. A little bit of tension, he played a great game. I was focussed, I kept doing what I was doing well, hitting the ball well, hitting the ball aggressive in important moments.
Matteo Berrettini said (via ATP)

He is now one of three players on the ATP Tour with three or more titles this season. He is behind Carlos Alcaraz (three titles) and compatriot Jannik Sinner (four titles).

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