De Minaur rallies to book Atlanta final against Brooksby
Washington, United States - Third-seeded Alex de Minaur fought back from a set down for a second straight match on Saturday, downing Ilya Ivashka 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the final of the ATP Atlanta Open.
De Minaur lined up a title clash with sixth-seeded Jenson Brooksby, who beat fourthseeded fellow American Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4.
De Minaur, whose five ATP titles include a victory in Atlanta in 2019, is in his first final of 2022.
Umag, Croatia - Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz survived a worrying ankle injury scare to beat Giulio Zeppieri and set-up an Umag final showdown against Jannik Sinner, the man who ended his Wimbledon hopes.
The 19-year-old, who will reach a career high four in the world next week, triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 against world number 168 Zeppieri of Italy in a gruelling semi-final on the Croatian clay courts.
Alcaraz overcame rolling his right ankle in the second set and hoped to be fully fit for Sunday’s final against second seed Sinner.
The final will be Alcaraz’s 100th tour-level match.
“It’s amazing to be in a final here again. I enjoy playing here in Umag,” said the Spaniard.
Sinner reached his first final of the year by knocking out fellow Italian, qualifier Franco Agamenone, 6-1, 6-3.
World number 10 Sinner defeated Alcaraz in four sets in the last-16 at Wimbledon before going on to surrender a two sets lead to lose to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals.
“The final will be very tough. Everyone was expecting this matchup,” said Sinner.
“Today I played quite well. Also Carlos is playing well. I’ll try to play some good tennis. I have to raise my level if I want to win, so I will try to prepare in the best possible way.”
Bouzkova bags title
Marie Bouzkova claimed the first WTA title of her career at home in Prague on Sunday, sweeping past Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in straight sets.
The eighth-seed won through 6-0, 6-3 against her opponent, seeded seventh, to lift the trophy in her fourth final after runner-up finishes at Guadalajara, Mexico this season, Melbourne last year and Monterrey in 2020.