Olympic champion Alexander Zverev won the Masters tournament in Cincinnati and is one of the favorites in the upcoming US Open.
Born in Hamburg, he won the final on Sunday with 6: 2, 6: 3 against Andrei Rublev from Russia.
In 1985, Boris Becker was responsible for the only German men's success in Cincinnati.
“I won my first match here four days ago, now I have the title.
It was an incredible week, ”said Zverev, who had lost all matches in the main draw in Cincinnati before this edition of the tournament.
It is the 17th tournament victory for Zverev and the fifth title at one of the Masters events. Against his long-time friend Rublev, the 24-year-old also decided the fifth settlement in his favor and remained against him without losing a set. The 23-year-old seventh in the world rankings from Moscow missed his first triumph in a tournament in the second most important category.
Zverev had everything under control against the Olympic champion in mixed from the start.
After a quick 4-0 lead, the first set was over after just 28 minutes.
Zverev also opened the second round with a break because the fifth in the world rankings successfully attacked his opponent's second serve.
Overall, Zverev also seemed fitter after the exhausting semi-finals of the two.
Although he gave up his service for the first time at 5-2, Zverev won safely after just under an hour of play.
The men's event was valued at more than $ 4.8 million and served as the last major test before the US Open.
The final Grand Slam tournament of the season begins in New York in a week.
Zverev had reached the final there last year and barely missed his first Grand Slam title.