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Patna : Three -time champion and top seed John Isner, 34, USA, and World No 83 Alexander Bublik, 22, Kazakhstan, will clash in the final of Hall of Fame Open championships, an ATP 250 points tournament, at Rhode Island, Newport, USA, at 11.30 pm on July 21, 2019.
Isner defeated World No 48 Ugo Humbert, 21, France, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in 2hr 44 minutes in the semi-finals on July 20, 2019, late night, coming from behind. Isner fired 15 Aces in the match to 13 by Humbert. Isner committed 4 double faults to 5 by the French. The American also won a break point. Isner won 83 service points to 73 by Humbert.
Bublik defeated World No 98 Marcel Granollers, 33, Spain, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 in 2 hr 9 minutes in the semi-finals on July 20, 2019. Bublik fired 10 Aces in the match to 3 by Granollers. But, Bublik committed 13 double faults to 6 by the Spaniard. Bublik won 3 break points to 4 by Granollers.