Europe 1 with AFP 06:25, August 28, 2022
Frenchman Adrian Mannarino won on the night of Saturday to Sunday, the second title of his career, the first for three years.
He disposed of Serbian Laslo Djere (7-6 / 6-1) in the final of Winston Salem's ATP 250 tournament in the United States.
A good omen just 24 hours from the start of the US Open.
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 left-hander had lost nine of his 10 previous ATP finals, including three in a row, since his first title in 2019 on the grass of Rosmalen.
MANNARINO @AdrianMannarino is the #WSOpen 2022 Champion after defeating Djere 7-6, 6-4 @WSOpenpic.twitter.com/g5j4mYdgyY
— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 27, 2022
World number 65, Mannarino has won 83% of his first-serve points.
He thus won his first ATP final since that lost at the Astana Open against Australian John Millman in November 2020. The Habs, who will move up to 45th place next week, have become the oldest champion in the history of the tournament and the first Frenchman to win the title.
What to approach with more serenity the US Open which begins this Monday.
"This title is for my whole team"
"My body isn't responding as well as when I was 20, but I'm still operational," Mannarino said.
"This title is for my whole team as well as for me," he said.
"It was a great week with a lot of tough matches," said Djere, 89th in the ATP rankings.
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