Albert Montanes of Spain clinched his sixth ATP title by defeating French wild-card entry Gael Monfils 6-0 7-6 (7-3) in the final of the Open de Nice on Saturday.

The match was interrupted by rain at 4-0 in the first set, but that didn’t seem to bother Montanes, who broke for a 3-1 lead in the second and looked set to cruise toward victory.

But Monfils, a former top-10 player whose 2012 season was hampered by a right knee injury, fought back and levelled at 4-4.

Montanes took a 4-1 lead in the tiebreaker and sealed the win when a backhand from Monfils sailed long.

The Open de Nice is a warm-up tournament for the French Open.