Richard Gasquet won a 13th career singles title by beating fellow Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5 6-4 in the Open Sud de France final in Montpellier.
The top-seeded world No.10 appeared to be suffering from abdominal pains and went 3-0 down in the opening set on Sunday before prevailing.
He wrapped up the title with his first match point when Mathieu sent a backhand just long.
"(Mathieu) hit the ball hard, at the begining I could not compete but then I served much better," said Gasquet, now a four times winner in Montpellier after titles in 2006, 13 and 15.
Reuters
