South Africa's Wesley Moodie recovered from an unsteady start Sunday to claim the AIG Japan Open men's singles title with a 1-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 win over No. 5 seed Mario Ancic of Croatia.
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Unseeded Moodie struggled in the opening set against the hard-serving Ancic at Ariake Colloseum but bounced back in the second set on his way to his first ATP title.