Fourth-seeded and wild card entrant Juan Monaco rallied past second seeded John Isner 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to win the US Men’s Clay Court Championship Trophy,Houston on Sunday.

“I think we played a great final,” said Monaco, who also won title at Vina del Mar earlier this season.

“The first set I played really well and then he came back in the second set. In the final set it was a battle. We fought until the last point. I served pretty well in the last game so I’m happy for that.” he added.

He continued " This is a great moment in my career. I've worked very hard to be here,” Monaco said. “I have the clay-court season in Europe now, which is very important for me. This tournament is going to bring me a lot of confidence." 

The Argentine will equal his career-high ranking of 14 when the new world rankings are released on Monday, while Isner will move up to a career-high ninth, surpassing Mardy Fish to become the new American number one.