Pablo Carreño Busta earned the biggest title of his career over the weekend.

On Sunday, Hamburg European Open's No. 2 seed seamlessly beat Filip Krajinovic, 6-2, 6-4, to earn his sixth ATP Tour title and first at the 500-level. It was a dominant display all week in Hamburg, with the Spaniard not dropping a single set during the tournament; in the final, the he claimed 81% of his first-service points.

Carreño Busta may have lost in the first round of Wimbledon, but he dusted the unexpected loss to Sam Querrey off quickly. This is the first time that the Spaniard has managed to win two clay events in one season; he even reached the semifinals at the Barcelona Open before falling to Rafael Nadal.

"It's an incredible feeling," Carreño Busta said in an on-court interview. "I think that I worked very, very hard to finally win this title. It's my first ATP 500 title."

Carreño Busta's amazing week moved him up to No. 11 and he's now on the verge of beating his career-high ranking of world No. 10.

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