Jiri Lehecka has mowed down Jack Draper in three sets to win the final of the Adelaide International and claim his first ATP title.
The seventh-seeded Czech, a quarter-finalist at last year's Australian Open, overcame some early difficulties to power past Draper 4-6 6-4 6-3 at Memorial Drive on Saturday.
The 22-year-old Lehecka heads to Melbourne full of confidence and with a career-high No.23 ranking after thumping 34 winners and eight aces past Draper.
"It's a dream come true for me," Lehecka said.
"I always wanted to win a trophy, so it's even better that I won it here in Adelaide, in Australia, where I love it.
"He was the better player for one-and-a-half, almost two sets. But I just kept believing - I still wanted to win.
"I never doubt my game at the moment, and I just knew the time would come."
Lehecka was error-plagued early in the face of Draper's consistency from the baseline before tidying up his groundstrokes to put the British left-hander on the back foot.
Draper, a semi-finalist in Adelaide last summer, broke Lehecka to love with a superb down-the-line forehand in the seventh game before taking the opening frame.
The Brit saved the first break point he faced with some stunning defence, miraculously winning one of the rallies of the tournament, allowing him to hold for two-all in the second set.
Then at four-all, Lehecka, down 0-30 on serve, manufactured a magnificent, back-spinning drop volley which earned him a high-five across the net from Draper.
Lehecka still looked the less likely of the two in that second set but recaptured his best tennis down the stretch and drew level by breaking Draper for the first time with an impeccable backhand drop shot.
After breaking again early in the third frame, the Czech used his powerful serve to dig his way out of a 0-40 hole, reeling off five straight points to hold for 4-1.
That was the last genuine hope of a recovery for Draper, who copped a code violation for launching a ball into the stands in frustration.
"I'd like to congratulate Jiri and his coach," Draper said post-match.
"You guys have been doing amazing work - a career-high ranking and playing some amazing tennis.
"You deserve it, you were a better player today."
Earlier, local hope Matthew Ebden's bid for a 10th career doubles title ended in a super-tiebreak defeat.
American veteran Rajeev Ram and Brit Joe Salisbury downed Ebden and Indian partner Rohan Bopanna 7-5 5-7 (11-9).
The third-seeded Ebden-Bopanna duo led the first set 4-1 and the super tiebreak 5-1 before being run down on both occasions by the experienced second seeds, securing 39-year-old Ram's 31st doubles crown and Salisbury's 17th.
