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Patna : Third seed Alexander Zverev, 24, Germany, brushed aside 4th seedAndrey Rublev, 23, Russia, in straight sets in final to win the Western & Southern Open, an ATP Masters 1,000 hardcourts tournament, at Cincinati, Ohio, USA, on August 22, 2021, late night. World No 5 Zverev crushed 6-2, 6-3 in final in 59 minutes to capture his 5th ATP Master title. World No 7 Rublev has defeated top seed & World No 2 Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia, in semi-final.
Zverev, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, won 5 break points during the match to 1 by the Russian. But, Zverev also committed 4 double faults during the match. The Russian, however, hammered 11 Aces during the match to 6 by the German. Zverev won 4 break points in the match to 2 by the Russian. The German, in all, won 58 points to 36 by Rublev. It is 17th career title of Zverev.