( file photo _ Jannik Sinner)
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Patna : Fifth seed Jannik Sinner, 19, Italy, defeated World No 107 Mackenzie McDonald, 26, USA, in a a three-set thriller in final on August 8, 2021, night, to win men’s singles title at City Open, an ATP 500 points hard court event, at Washington, USA. World No 24 Sinner beat McDonald 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in final in 2hr 52 minutes.
Fast rising Sinner won 5 break points during the match to to 4 by the American. Both the players won 3 games each in a row during the match. Sinner fired 9 Aces in the match to 5 by McDonald. The American committed 5 double faults to 1 by the Italian. Sinner, in all, won 118 points in the match to 114 points by McDonald.
Top seed Rafael Nadal, Spain, and 2nd seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canda, had made early exit in the tournament.