“It was an unbelievable week,” said the German after his clear final victory against the Russian Rublew.
Olympic champion Alexander Zverev won the Masters tennis tournament in Cincinnati and is one of the favorites in the upcoming US Open. The German won the final on Sunday against the Russian Andrej Rublew in just 59 minutes 6: 2.6: 3. “I won my first match here four days ago, now I have the title. It was an incredible week,” said Zverev. Before this edition of the tournament he had lost all matches in the main draw in Cincinnati.
It is the 17th tournament victory for Zverev and his fifth title at one of the Masters 1000 events. Against Rublew he increased the head-to-head to 5: 0, not losing a set in these duels. Zverev had everything under control against the mixed Olympic champion from the start. After a 4-0 lead, set one was over after 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.
Before that, world number one Ashleigh Barty had won the women's title at the $ 1.8 million tournament. The Australian Wimbledon winner won against the Swiss wildcard player and surprise finalist Jil Teichmann 6: 3.6: 1. For Barty, who remained in the tournament without losing a set, it is her fifth title in 2021 or her 13th Teichmann moves up into the top 50 in the world rankings.
