Moya beats El Aynaoui to win Swedish Open

Third seed Carlos Moya won the Swedish Open by beating Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a close-fought battle on Sunday.

"I was mentally tired (in the third set) and it was very tough," Moya said. "I had to take risks to turn the match around."

The Spaniard displayed a solid, aggressive game in the first set with some effective volleying, often dominating the second-seeded Moroccan by playing to his weaker backhand side.

He broke El Aynaoui's opening service game to take a 3-0 lead, before both players held serve until Moya clinched the set.

Moya looked like he was heading for a straight sets victory when he broke El Aynaoui's serve in the third game of the second set but the Moroccan raised his game winning five straight games to take the match into a decisive third.

But the final set saw Moya break El Aynaoui's serve to lead 6-5 before the Spaniard finished in style serving out the match to love.