Erste Financial institution Open—Vienna, Austria
Draper Wins Vienna Title; Zheng Captures Tokyo Crown
British No. 1 Jack Draper captured the largest title of his younger profession on Sunday in Vienna, Austria, defeating inform Russian Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5.
Needing one hour and 35 minutes to prevail, Draper hit six aces, gained 80 p.c of his first serve factors, broke serve on 4 events and hit 30 winners in complete.
Enhancing his rating to No. 15 on Monday, Draper will subsequent see motion on the Rolex Paris Masters in France.
Khachanov, who was trying to win his second title in as many weeks, took him his seventh profession title in Almaty, Kazakhstan final week.
The 28-year-old might be ranked No. 21 on the earth when he newest rankings are launched.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Shines in Basel
Arduous-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard claimed his second title of the season on the Swiss Indoors in Basel in Switzerland, defeating American ace Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-6(4).
Mpetshi Perricard struck 22 aces through the one hour and 27 minute affair and hit 35 winners.
Shelton, who owns one title on the season, has one of many greatest serves within the sport. The 22-year-old will had his work reduce out for him as Mpetshi Perricard additionally confirmed that he has some of the highly effective serves in males’s tennis.
The 21-year-old has had a banner week in Basel, defeating Holger Rune, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov en-route to the title.
Mpetshi Perricard began the 12 months ranked No. 205 on the earth. He might be ranked No. 31 on Monday.
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Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis—Tokyo, Japan
Olympic Gold Medal winner Qinwen Zheng captured the title in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, defeating former US Open winner Sofia Kenin 7-6(5), 6-3.
In a match that lasted one hour and 52 minutes, Zheng hit 16 aces, gained 93 p.c of her first serve factors and broke serve on one event.
Zheng, who’s ranked No. 7 on the earth, is 22-years-old. The Chinese language star additionally notched her fourth profession title.
Kenin, who entered the week ranked No. 155 on the earth, will transfer as much as No. 88 on Monday. The 25-year-old has been ranked as excessive as No. 4 on the earth (March, 2020) and owns 5 profession titles.
Danilovic Wins Guangzhou Open
Serbian star Olga Danilovic captured her second profession title on Sunday in Guangzhou, China, dispatching Caroline Dolehide 6-3, 6-1.
Needing one hour and quarter-hour to prevail, Danilovic broke serve on 5 events throughout her straight-forward victory.
The 23-year-old might be ranked No. 52 on Monday.
Dolehide will transfer as much as No. 82 because of her spectacular week. The 26-year-old has been ranked as hight as No. 41 on the earth in singles and No. 9 on the earth in doubles.
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