Frances Tiafoe has claimed his second profession title, and his first in additional than 5 years, with a 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (8-6) victory over Argentina’s Tomas Etcheverry within the remaining of the rain-affected Houston Open.
The top-seeded American triumphed in an hour and 55 minutes, sending down 12 aces and profitable 81 per cent on his first serve.
There have been solely three break factors for the match, with two taken, throughout a good contest during which the world No.11 confirmed his class within the clutch moments.
“It was an absolute war and an unbelievable final,” Tiafoe mentioned.
Tiafoe didn’t drop a set on the clay-court Houston Open, the place his four-match run was accomplished in two days after persistent rain dogged the event.
The 25-year-old American has been on the rise on the ATP Tour previously few years, and was a semi-finalist finally 12 months’s US Open.
Earlier on Sunday, Tiafoe had wanted simply 59 minutes to dispatch Gijs Brouwer of the Netherlands in straight units to succeed in the ultimate.
The Dutchman didn’t power a single break level as Tiafoe claimed a 6-4 6-1 victory, earlier than Etcheverry noticed off Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 6-4 6-4 within the different semi-final.
Tiafoe and Etcheverry had additionally performed back-to-back video games on Saturday attributable to inclement climate in Texas, the previous downing fellow American Steve Johnson and Australia’s Jason Kubler whereas the Argentine beat one other Australian, Max Purcell, and Chile’s Cristian Garin.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
