Andy Roddick got a pre-Wimbledon boost by winning the Eastbourne Championships, beating defending champion Andreas Seppi 6-3 6-2.
The American was given a wildcard entry after defeat in his opening match at Queen's Club last week, a result that took his losing streak to six matches.
He raced to a 5-1 lead in the first set and was just as dominant in the second to secure a first title in 16 months.
Tamira Paszek beat Angelique Kerber 5-7 6-3 7-5 to win the women's title.
Former world number one Roddick said he felt the East Sussex event was the perfect way to warm up for Wimbledon.
Tamira Paszek win at Eastbourne
"You're not dealing with the hustle and bustle of a massive city. I think before a major, that's nice," said the 2003 US Open champion after beating the Italian world number 26.
"You can kind of come down here under the radar and get your work done and really have a positive week. So it was a really good opportunity for me."
In the women's final, a battling Paszek saved five match points and overcame a leg injury to beat eighth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany 5-7 6-3 7-5 and take the title.
Unseeded Austrian Paszek, 21, was forced to take a medical time-out to have strapping on her right ankle and needed further treatment on a calf problem before clinching the match on her third match point.
"I don't know what kept me going," she said.
"I was dead tired in the third set. I could hardly move. I just gave all I had left, and it was just enough."
The world number 59 faces former world number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the first round at Wimbledon next week.
In an all-British men's doubles final on Friday, Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins beat Ken Skupski and Jamie Delgado 6-4 6-3.
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Dramatic moment two beachgoers were rescued by helicopter after they became trapped by tide on sand island - Daily Mail
By Ian Garland
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Coastguards made a dramatic rescue today of two beachgoers who became stranded on a sand island off the Sussex coast.
The two people, originally from Lithuania, found themselves trapped at the foot of a cliff near Seaford Head as the tide crept in.
The beach was so isolated, lifeboats and land rescue teams couldn't reach them - forcing emergency services to scramble a coastguard helicopter which swooped in and airlifted them to safety, as the approaching tide threatened to wash them away.
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One of the stranded beachgoers dangles beneath a coastguard helicopter
The coastguard faced a race against time to rescue the pair before they were washed out to sea
The remote beach, known locally as Splash Point, where the two people became stranded
Emergency services were alerted at 11.50am today after other beachgoers spotted the two people waving and shouting on a beach known locally as Splash Point.
A RNLI lifeboat initially attempted to reach them, but was unable to get close enough - meaning an air rescue was the only hope.
Solent Coastguard watch officer Liz Hanson said: 'The two people involved in this incident were local to Slough but visiting the coast for the day when they became cut off by the tide.
'They were not aware of the nature of the tides and, being originally from Lithuania, they were also not aware of the emergency telephone numbers, so they were lucky they were spotted by members of the public who were able to raise the alarm.
'We always advise members of the public to check the tide times before setting out on a coastal walk, and if they do get into difficulty, to dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.'
The two people were originally from Lithuania and didn't know what emergency services numbers to call
The beach they were on was so isolated, it was inaccessible by land and sea
The Seven Sisters Cliffs which stretch from Seaford Head in East Sussex
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