Draper triumphs

LONDON, June 14: Australian Scott Draper picked up his first ATP Tour tennis title today, defeating little-know Belgian-born Italian Laurence Tieleman in straight sets in the final at the Queen8217;s Club.

Draper, 24, didn8217;t face a breakpoint in the grass-court match and closed out Tieleman with his 10th ace 7-6 7-5, 6-4.

Despite the absence of big-name players in the final like top-seeded Pete Sampras and No 2 Greg Rusedski, the match was a sellout on a rare sunny London afternoon. Draper controlled the match with better passing shots as Tieleman consistently missed his volleys.