Jannik Sinner of Italy gained his seventh singles title and first of the season by beating American Maxime Cressy 7-6(3), 6-3 within the Open Sud de France ultimate on Sunday.
The second-seeded Italian turned the primary male participant to win a tour-level with out dropping a set this yr.
Sinner saved three break factors within the fourth sport earlier than racing to a 4-0 lead within the tie-breaker. He took the primary set when Cressy netted a backhand.
“To be honest, the first key was to hold the serve. In the tie-break I knew he may miss something. I tried to keep my serve, which I have done, so I am very happy about the first set,” Sinner mentioned in his on-court interview.
No. 51-ranked Cressy was bothered by an damage to a finger on his proper hand and wanted remedy at 3-2 in each units.
Sinner gained the final three video games as Cressy dropped serve at 4-3 by sending a forehand volley broad earlier than netting one other volley on match level.
Cressy had gained their solely earlier assembly, a Challenger Tour match in Lexington in 2019.
Sinner has gained seven of the eight tour-level finals that he has performed along with his solely loss coming towards Hubert Hurkacz within the Miami ultimate in 2021.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com