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Tennis: Sabalenko and Sinner champions in Cincinnati | News India

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Top seed Jannik Sinner and second seed Aryna Sabalenkova won their respective finals in men's singles and became champions of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament. Sinner and Sabalenko have become champions for the first time in this tournament, which is considered the predecessor of the US Open Grand Slam.

In the women's singles final, Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in straight sets to win her third title after winning the Australian Open Grand Slam in January this year. He became the youngest player to win the title in Cincinnati since Andy Murray won the title in 2008. In Cincinnati, Tiafoe and Sinner played in the final for the first time in their careers. The last best performance of both was to reach the third round. It is worth noting that no American player has won the men's singles title in Cincinnati since 2006. Andy Roddick finally won this tournament. Sabalenko of Belarus, who did not lose a single set in the entire tournament, won the 15th WCA title of her career. The women's singles final was played for one hour and 14 minutes.