S HERTOGENBOSCH - Frenchman Nicolas Mahut won his first ATP title on Saturday taking the s'Hertogenbosch event with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over favourite Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland. The 31-year-old, whose ranking has slipped to 240th after a knee injury, was appearing in just his third final. Mahut, best known for having participated in the longest tennis match of all time with John Isner at Wimbledon in 2010, adapted best to the conditions which saw rain intervene twice in the first set, the second time at 3-3. Mahut broke Wawrinka on their return and had no problem in wrapping up the set. He then broke Wawrinka in third game of second set to seal victory. "After all the difficulties these past few months this win proves that I was right to keep going," he said. –AFP