Sinner becomes youngest player in 12 years to win ATP title

November 16, 2020 00:00:00

Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner celebrates with the trophy during the podium ceremony after winning the final against his Canadian opponent at the ATP 250 Sofia Open Tennis Tournament in Sofia on Saturday — AFP

SOFIA, Nov 15 (AFP): Teenager Jannik Sinner on Saturday became the youngest ATP champion in 12 years when he defeated Canada's Vasek Pospisil in the Sofia final.

The 19-year-old, ranked at 44 in the world, racked up a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Pospisil, his 19th win of the season.

Sinner, the youngest Italian winner of an ATP title in the modern era, withstood 14 aces and won 75 per cent of his first-serve points (45/60) to become the youngest man to capture an ATP Tour title since Kei Nishikori won the 2008 Delray Beach Open.