Final day in Antwerp.
2021 European Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Antwerp, Belgium, 18-24 October 2021.
2020 champion (not defending):
Ugo Humbert who defeated Alex de Minaur (8) 6-1 7-6(4)
Final:
Jannik Sinner (1) (Italy) v Diego Schwartzman (2) (Argentina)
This was surprisingly the first ATP match between the players.
It was the sixth final for Sinner, and he had already won four titles, three this year, most recently Sofia earlier in the month.
Schwartzman had been in eleven finals, winning three, including this years Argentina Open in March.
Sinner broke the Argentine serve in the third and fifth games of set one, before having to save a couple of break points on his own delivery in the sixth game, leaving him ahead 5-1.
Schwartzman managed to stave off set points in the next game, but it only delayed the inevitable - the Italian served it out 6-2.
Sinner broke Schwartzman to love in the opening game of set two, and backed it up with two love games on his own serve for a 3-1 lead.
Schwartzman saved one break point in the fifth game, but not a second, and Sinner was almost at the finish line 4-1.
No more service breaks and Jannik Sinner served his way comfortably to another title 6-2 6-2.
Sinner is now at a career high ranking of #11
No comments:
Post a Comment