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Patna : Fifth seed Jannik Sinner, 19, Italy, and World No 107 Mackenzie McDonald, 26, USA, will clash in the final of City Open, an ATP 500 points hard court tournament at Washington, USA, on August 8, 2021, late night.
World No 24 Sinner defeated World No 130 Jenson Brooksby, 20, USA, 7-6, 6-1, in semi-final firing 6 Aces and winning 2 break points during the match. Sinner also won the tiebreak besides 5 games in a row in the match.The Italian, in all, won 69 points in the match to 47 by the American.
McDonald defeated World No 67 Kei Nishikori, 31, Japan, in a tough three-set contest 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in semi-final. MsDonald won 5 break points in the match to 4 by Nishikori, the 2014 US Open finalist. Nishikori, on the other hand, won 4 games in a row during the match to 3 by the American. McDonald also fired 4 Aces during the match to 1 by Nishikori. Both the players committed 3 double faults each.