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In the battle of the two top seeds, Australia’s Nick Kyrgios prevailed over American John Isner via two tiebreaks to take his second title of the year at the BB&T Atlanta Open.
“I wasn’t expecting a title at all this week, and I guess some things you can’t really explain,†stated Kyrgios after the match. The 18th ranked Australian had declined to pursue a place in the Australian Olympic tennis team after a war of words with Kitty Chiller, the Australian Olympian chief.
Defeating Isner in Atlanta is no easy feat. The American is a three-time winner and was defending a 15 match winning streak at the tournament.
“John is always so comfortable on that court, and his tiebreak record on that court I think is 12-2 or something, so I knew I that I was going to need some special stuff today,†the champion explained. “It was a couple points here and there. That’s what it’s going to come down to with John serving well.â€
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