Alexander Zverev battled back from a break down in the deciding set to beat top seed Stanislas Wawrinka in the final of the St Petersburg Open.
The world No 27 from Germany edged out the recently-crowned US Open champion 6-2 3-6 7-5 in two hours, 25 minutes.
Yet, at one stage, Wawrinka appeared to be on his way to another title when he led 3-1 and 40-30, on his own serve, in the third set.
However, the Hamburg-born 6ft 6in teenager battled back to break again in game 11, before sealing a maiden ATP Tour title on his second match point.
Zverev, the No 7 seed, broke twice to win the opening set but was broken twice himself in the second as the three-time Grand Slam champion levelled matters.
The pair were meeting for the first time, with the 31-year-old from Switzerland ultimately being denied a 16th career title on the ATP Tour by a player who does not turn 20 until the spring of next year.
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