By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday July 31, 2022
Alex de Minaur denied Jenson Brooksby his first title and claimed his sixth on Sunday in Atlanta.
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Ever since he confirmed up in Atlanta in 2019, Alex de Minaur has been on a tear. The 23-year-old Aussie, who received the title with out going through a break level in 2019, returned to the scene of the crime after taking a two-year go away this week – and picked up proper the place he left off.
De Minaur defeated American Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday to carry his sixth profession title and and enhance to 9-1 lifetime on the Atlanta Open.
The Aussie transformed all 4 break factors he noticed towards the 21-year-old American, as he denied Brooksby in his third profession last. The Sacramento native has dropped all three of his ATP finals to this point, together with two this yr, the opposite being Dallas, the place he was defeated by Reilly Opelka.
Brooksby misplaced his first ATP last final summer season at Newport.
It was a stable afternoon for De Minaur, and it has been a stable season. He improves to 32-16 on the yr, and 6-4 total in ATP finals.
De Minaur hit 17 winners towards 15 unforced errors; Brooksby hit 11 winners towards 21 unforced errors as he dropped to 17-13 on the season.
