Stefan Edberg won his first Champions Series title Sunday, beating Marat Safin 7-6 (5), 2-6, 10-8 (Champions tiebreaker) windy conditions in the Grand Cayman Legends Championships.
The 44-year-old Swede, a two-time Wimbledon champion, earned $45,000 in the clay-court event.
''We ended up with a pretty good tiebreaker, so it was a good end to the match,'' Edberg said. ''I was the lucky one today. It's always a point or two that makes a difference. I think he could have won easily.''
Safin, the 2000 U.S. Open champion, is 30.
''I never played (Stefan), just watched him on TV, but I loved all his matches, of course, at Wimbledon, and I love the way he played,'' Safin said. ''He's in great shape. He serves well and moves around pretty good. He's good. He's really good.''
