PARIS, France – The day after his historic tiebreak, which beat John Isner 24-22, American Riley Opelka (23rd) won his third ATP title in Dallas on Sunday, winning the final against his compatriot. Jenson Brooksby (54th), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).
On Saturday, the 24-year-old American played the biggest decisive game in the history of the ATP Tour since 1990 and won the semifinal against Isner 7-6 (7), 7-6 (22).
In the final, Opelka, a 16-ace writer, again had to play two tiebreaks against Brooksby, but this time at a much more conventional length.
With this victory, which he won without losing a single set all week, the American giant now has 3 titles after Delray Beach (2020) and New York (2019). On Monday, in the next ATP ranking, it will show the 20th place, not far from the best ranking (19th).
In Dallas, it was the first time since the 2004 San Jose tournament, won by Andy Roddick, that four American players monopolized places in the semifinals of an ATP tournament.
