Intro:

Rafael Nadal wins his first title on grass since 2010 by beating Viktor Troicki in the Mercedes Cup final in Stuttgart, south-west Germany.

Script:

Rafael Nadal found another gear at the Stuttgart Open after a disappointing exit at Rolland Garros last week.

The top seed steered his way past Viktor Troicki to win the Mercedes Cup for the third time in south-west Germany.

It was the perfect riposte for the Spaniard, who was well beaten in the French Open quarter-finals by Novak Djokovic.

Troicki held on until the first set tie-break when he was broken three times as Nadal took the lead.

In the second the 29-year-old broke his Serbian opponent in the fourth game.

Before sealing victory in one hour and 27 minutes and his first grass title in five years.

The relief was palpable after slumping to a 10-year low of 10th in the world after his crushing Paris defeat.

W14 will be typed into the satnav where Nadal will hope Queen's glory next week will see him accelerate up the world rankings.