American tennis player Christopher Eubanks (77th player in the world) won the first ATP tournament of his career by defeating the French Adrian Mannarino (43rd) by 6-1 and 6-4 in 1 hour and 4 minutes in the final of the Mallorca Championships, category 250 ATP Tour held this Saturday at the center court of the Calviá Country Club.
in his victory, eubanks27, replaces the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Majorcan tournament record, the only one played in Spain on a natural grass surface.
He is also the second American tennis player to win an ATP tournament on grass this season after Frances Tiafoewho won in Stuttgart on June 16.
eubanks he needed only 24 minutes to win the first set (6-1) against a erratic player Mannarino35 years old, surpassed 13 winning shots and the 12 direct points won on the first serve of his rival, which is one hundred percent effective in this aspect.
Supported by a solid game from the bottom of the court, and being accurate in climbing the net, it was enough for the American to break the French serve once to prevail in the second set (6-4), lift the trophy and add his first ATP title.
Mannarinowho is playing his twelfth final on the ATP circuit, having progressed to the semifinals reached last year, also in Mallorca, raised his level of tennis in the final stretch, but it was not enough to force a third set.
Source: La Verdad
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