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Tomas Berdych wins Stockholm Open

Tomas Berdych outlasted defending champion Grigor Dimitrov to win the Stockholm Open for his 10th career title. AP Photo/Jonas Ekstromer

STOCKHOLM -- Top-seeded Tomas Berdych beat defending champion Grigor Dimitrov 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Sunday to win the Stockholm Open for the second time.

Berdych claimed his 10th career title despite wasting a 5-3 lead in the first set. He broke Dimitrov early in each of the next two sets to wrap up the win and stay on course to qualify for the season-ending ATP finals in London.

Dimitrov was bidding to claim his fourth title of the year but slipped further behind Andy Murray in his attempt to qualify for London.