Metz, France -- (Sports Network) - Russia's Dmitry Tursunov captured the Open de Moselle title on Sunday with a three-set victory over French crowd favorite Paul-Henri Mathieu.

The fifth-seeded Tursunov notched a 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-4 triumph for his fifth career title and second of 2008. He also won in Sydney at the start of the season, and Sunday's win improved his career finals record to 5-2. One of those losses came in July at Indianapolis.

"It was a good week for me," said Tursunov. "I started playing better and better with every match. The final was the most difficult match by far."

Mathieu, seeded fourth, was playing in his first final of the year and the seventh of his career. He fell to 4-3 in title matches, last winning a tournament last year in Gstaad.

"I couldn't do much in the final set," noted Mathieu. "He broke me and I couldn't break him, which cost me the match."

The victory was worth $82,000 for Tursunov, who was born in Moscow and resides in California. He improved to 2-0 lifetime against Mathieu, also winning a three-set match at the Queen's Club in 2007.