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Bautista Agut wins Sofia title after beating Troicki

Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut celebrates winning the final match against Serbia's Viktor Troicki at Garanti Koza Sofia Open 2016 ATP Tennis tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 7, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (Reuters)

SOFIA (Reuters) - Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut beat Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to win the inaugural Sofia Open and take his fourth ATP title. The 27-year-old top seed, who is 18th in the world, wrapped up victory in 82 minutes to see out the tournament without losing a set. Bautista Agut, who won last month's Auckland Classic and reached the last 16 at the Australian Open, is enjoying his best start to an ATP World Tour season with a 12-2 record and two titles. "It is special how I start the season this year. I have to be very happy with the title," he told a news conference. (Reporting by Angel Krasimirov, editing by Alan Baldwin)