By Alberto Amalfi | Sunday, April 14, 2019
Benoit Paire declined to play the waiting game.
An inspired Paire dethroned Pablo Andujar, 6-2, 6-3, to claim his second career title in Marrakech.
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The 69th-ranked Frenchman dictated play on serve. Paire pumped eight aces, won 25 of 28 first-serve points and denied the lone break point he faced in a 65-minute statement win.
The 33-year-old Andujar, who beat Paire in a three-set Marbella Challenger final two weeks ago, was denied his bid to win a fourth Marrakech crown.
It is Paire's first title since he beat Tommy Robredo on the red clay of Bastad in 2015.
The 29-year-old Frenchman beat compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the first time in Saturday's semifinals.