Rajeev Ram, who had came into the tournament as an underdog had climbed his way out of the hole and into the spotlight by upsetting No. 2 seed Ivo Karlovic 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(2). Ram had a couple of trials that he had to overcome before he claimed victory of Karlovic. In a thrilling victory in the first round he had to save one match point to upset No. 1 seed John Isner. In the second round, he had saved two match points to beat No. 5 seed Adrian Mannarino in the quarterfinals. This was a victory well deserved for Rajeev Ram.
“To say that I felt like I’d be the winner at the end of the week. I had no idea,” said Ram. “The first win was more elation, this one is more satisfaction just because I did it again.”
Ram became the only player in tournament history to beat out a number 2 and number 1 player. Ram came into the week ranked world No. 161 and with this victory he will move to approximately No. 86 next week.
The move into the top-100 ensures his automatic entry into the Main Draw of the US Open, Ram, age 31, is the fifteenth player age 30 and over to win an ATP World Tour title this season.