Andrey Golubev of Kazakhistan bagged his first ATP title with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over third seed Jurgen Melzer in the final of the German Open Tennis Championships in Hamburg. 

Golubev, who beat Nikolay Davydenko en route to the final, is ranked 82nd in the world.

"I’m very happy to win my first title, especially here in Hamburg on a clay-court. I never expected that my first title would be on clay," said Golubev. 

Golubev overpowered the 15th-ranked Melzer, a French Open semifinalist, with powerful shots from the baseline to claim the clay-court event.

Golubev overpowered Melzer, a French Open semifinalist, with powerful shots from the baseline. He did not drop serve, saving five break-point opportunities, and broke Melzer once in each set.

“He played a really good match," said Melzer. "He started off unbelievable in the first set and I was a little unlucky to get broken at 4-3. In the second set I had my chances and couldn’t convert them. It is how it is. He really felt good out there and I wasn’t just playing well enough to get him struggling.”