Frenchman Adrian Mannarino won his second career ATP title on Saturday and first since 2019, beating Serbian Laslo Djere 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 to win the Winston-Salem Open.
The 34-year-old southpaw had lost nine of his previous 10 ATP finals, including three in a row, since winning his first title in 2019 on the grass of Rosmalen.
✌️ 2nd ATP title
🔙 1st for 3 years
🔵 1st title on hard
🇨🇵 1st French champion at Winston-Salem
👴 Oldest player to win the tournament
📈 Back in the TOP 50 (#65 ➡️ #45)
All after 4 balls matches saved in the 1st round!
Adrian Mannarino 👏 pic.twitter.com/efLUPKbV0u
— Universe Tennis 🎾 (@UniversTennis) August 28, 2022
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World number 65, Mannarino won 83% of his first-serve points.
He thus won his first ATP final since losing the Astana Open to Australian John Millman in November 2020. Mannarino won the first set after 75 minutes.
Mannarino, who will drop next week to 45th in the standings, became the oldest champion in tournament history and the first Frenchman to win the title.
"My body isn't responding as well as when I was 20, but I'm still functioning," Mannarino said.
This title is for my whole team as well as for me.
The French player will face Dutchman Gijs Brouwer, 184th, in the first round of the US Open.
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