Jannik Sinner continued his excellent begin to 2024 by beating Alex de Minaur in straight units to win the ABN Amro Open in Rotterdam.
The highest-seeded Italian, enjoying in his second successive Rotterdam last, struck at key moments in a aggressive contest to seal a 7-5 6-4 win that took simply past two hours.
Together with the run that took him to his maiden Grand Slam title on the Australian Open in January, Sinner has now received 15 successive tour-level matches.
Sinner hit 23 winners and prevailed regardless of losing a break benefit in each units.
“I am really proud with the level that I played throughout this whole week,” Sinner stated.
“We have been in tough situations but we handled it the right way. We will always try to improve, it is the most important.”
The 22-year-old will transfer as much as No 3 on the planet rankings on Monday, which would be the highest place ever occupied by an Italian man.
Sinner prolonged his excellent report in opposition to De Minaur to 7-0, however the Australian can even transfer as much as a career-high rating of No 9 on Monday.
Native favorite Diaz Acosta wins Argentina Open
Facundo Diaz Acosta defeated Nicolas Jarry in straight units in Buenos Aires to win the Argentina Open on Sunday.
Jarry couldn’t keep the shape that had seen him upset Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz within the semi-final, whereas Diaz Acosta shrugged of the stress of competing in his first ATP Tour last in entrance of his house crowd to report a 6-3 6-4 victory.
Jarry made Diaz Acosta work onerous to carry serve within the first recreation of the match, however the Argentine surged on from there. He acquired the primary break within the fourth recreation and, with errors littering Jarry’s recreation, received the primary set.
Diaz Acosta sliced a return of serve out of the air that sailed previous Jarry to earn the Argentine a break within the first recreation of the second set.
Nevertheless Jarry’s resistance acquired increasingly decided. He prevented Diaz Acosta from capitalising on a sequence of championship factors within the tenth recreation of the second set. Jarry had his opponent underneath stress with a break level of his personal.
However Diaz Acosta wouldn’t be denied. In a protracted rally, with Diaz Acosta on his sixth championship level, Jarry struck the ball too lengthy and the native favorite received the title.
Delray Open last delayed
Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, in the meantime, must wait a bit longer to find out the winner of the Delray Seashore Open in Florida after rain pressured organisers to postpone Sunday’s last between the respective first and third seeds till Monday.
Fritz is the defending champion on the Delray Seashore Open, whereas fellow American Paul is on a seven-match successful streak.
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