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Patna : Top seed Rafael Nadal, 35, edged out qualifier Maxime Cressy, 24, USA, in straight sets in men’s singles final on January 9, 2022, to win the ATP Melbourne Summer Set title, iat Melbourne, n Australia, his 89th tour title. This was Nadal’s first singles title in last five months. He was away from ATP events since August 2021 due to injury. Melbourne Summer Set is an ATP 250 points event.
World No 6 Nadal defeated World No 112 Maxime Cressy in straight sets 7-6, 6-3 in 1hr 47 minutes in final to win the singles title. Nadal won 2 bfeak points during the match to 1 by the American. Nadal, the winner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles, fired 9 Aces during the match to 8 by Cressy. The Spaniard won 3 games in a row during the match to 2 by Cressy. Nadal committed 4 double faults in the match to 3 by Cressy.
Nadal had defeated World No Emil Ruusuvuori, 22, Finland, 6-4, 7-5 in semi-final on January 8, 2022.