Taylor Fritz beat Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3) in the final of the Stockholm Open to claim the first indoor title of his career, his 12th overall and second of the season after Washington. The top seed dug in behind the baseline in the decider, refusing to miss, and won the final five points of the tie-break to close the match in two hours and 12 minutes.

The final was far tougher than the opening set suggested. Fritz broke twice to take the first set, the second from 0-40 down while Tirante served at 2-5. Tirante, playing his first Tour-level final, then raised his level, breaking for 4-3 in the second set and serving it out. Neither player dropped serve in the third set until the tie-break, where Tirante led 3-2 with a mini-break before fading. Tirante hit 35 winners to Fritz's 22 and served 10 aces to Fritz's seven, but committed 36 unforced errors to Fritz's 21.S1S2

The win was a sense of vindication for Fritz, who had failed to convert two match points in a defeat to Carlos Alcaraz in the Rolex Paris Masters quarterfinals earlier this month. Fritz said he had briefly considered going home but chose to stay and make the most of the event. He also became the 11th different American champion at the Stockholm Open and was winless in five previous indoor finals before this win.S1

Fritz now moves back up to No. 9 in the world. It was his sixth final of the season, the most he has reached in a single year, following his loss in the Lyon final to Lorenzo Musetti last month. The title extends his run of at least two ATP titles every year since 2022. Fritz also heads to Turin as second alternate for the Nitto ATP Finals.S2

For Tirante, ranked No. 51, the week was a breakthrough. He had beaten Fritz in their only previous meeting, in Montreal in August, and became the first Argentine to reach an indoor final on the tour since Diego Schwartzman in Antwerp in 2021, after beating Alejandro Tabilo in the semi-finals. Tirante said he was happy to have played his first final in Sweden, noting he had reached his first semi-final in Bastad.S1S2