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Patna : Top seed Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia, and World N0 32 Reilly Opelka, 23, USA, will clash in the final of National Bank Open , an ATP Masters 1,000 points hard court tennis tennis tournament, at Toronto, Canada, on August 15, 2021, late night.
World No 2 Medvedev defeated World No 30 John Isner, 36, USA, in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 in just 54 minutes in semi-finals winning 4 break points and 5 games in a row during the match. The Russia also fired 11 Aces during the match to 4 by the American. Medvedev, in all, won 59 points during the match to 32 by Isner.
World No 32 Opelka stunned 3rd seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 23, Greece, in a three-set thriller lasting 2hr 32 minutes in semi-finals. Opelka beat Tsitsipas 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in a tough contest rallying back from one set down winning 3 games in a row during the match. The American hammered 17 Aces during the match to 10 by Tsitsipas. the Greek committed 6 double faults in the match to 3 by Opelka. The American, in all, won 108 points in the match to 107 points by Tsitsipas. Both the players won 1 tiebreak each. But, Opelka also won a break point during the match.