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Patna : World No 52 Nick Kyrgios, 24, Australia, who had upset top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas,20, Greece, in a three-set thriller 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 in the semi-finals on August 4, 2019, early morning, beat 3rd seed Daniil Medvedev, Russia, in straight sets to lift the men’s singles title at City Open, Washington, USA, an ATP 500 points event. With this win, Kyrgios has now 6 ATP tour titles.
Krygios beat Medvedev, 23, 7-6, 7-6 in the final in a tough contest on August 4, 2019, late night. Kyrgios hammered 18 Aces in the match to 10 by the Russian. The Australian won 58 service points to 55 by Medvedev, the World No 10. Krrgios had also hammered 19 Aces in the semi-finals to 14 by Tsitsipas.
In the women’s section, World No 79 Jessica Pegula, 25, USA, brushed aside World No 62 Camila Giorgi, Italy, 6-2, 6-2 in the final to lift the singles title. It was Pegula’s first WTA title.