John Millman claims maiden ATP title with victory at Astana Open
ByReuters
Published 01/11/2020 at 13:54 GMT
John Millman has won his first-ever ATP title after beating Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 6-1 in the Astana Open final in Kazakhstan. The Australian had saved match points in his quarter-final match against Tommy Paul.
John Millman of Australia looks on during a match against Alexander Zverev at the third day of the Bett1Hulks Championship Tennis Tournament at Lanxess Arena on October 21, 2020 in Cologne, Germany
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Australian fourth seed John Millman beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-1 in the final of the Astana Open to claim his maiden ATP Tour title on Sunday.
Millman had previously lost two finals in his career but cruised to the title after a tough opening set, breaking Mannarino three times in the contest and denying the third seed a single break.
Millman saved five break points in the opening set which went with serve until he got the crucial break at 6-5 to take the lead.
The second set was one-way traffic after the opening two games, however, with Millman winning five games in a row as Mannarino's unforced error count continued to climb.
The 31-year-old Australian was nearly knocked out earlier in the tournament when he saved two match points against Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals and fought back from a set down to overcome Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals.
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