Alexander Zverev continued his dominant type for the reason that summer time, beating Frances Tiafoe 7-5 6-4 within the Vienna Open last.
Germany’s Zverev, 24, edged the 23-year-old American qualifier in two tight units to say his fifth tour stage title this season.
The pair traded breaks earlier than Olympic champion Zverev broke on the finish of the primary set to guide.
He pressured Tiafoe all through the second set, breaking to like to win.
Zverev has received all 5 finals he has contested this season, additionally profitable titles in Acapulco, the Madrid and Cincinnati Masters, and Olympic gold in Tokyo, shedding simply two matches for the reason that Wimbledon fourth spherical.
The German has already certified for the ATP Tour Finals, which he received in 2018, to be held in Turin.
In early October, the ATP introduced it was investigating claims that Zverev was violent in the direction of a former girlfriend. He denies the allegations.
Elsewhere, Croatia’s former US Open champion Marin Cilic received his first onerous court docket title since 2016, beating America’s Taylor Fritz 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 within the St. Petersburg last.
Donna Vekic, one other Croat, beat Danish teenager Clara Tauson 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 on the Courmayeur Women Open to win her first title in additional than 4 years.
At her residence match in Romania, former world primary Simona Halep misplaced to Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-3, on the Transylvania Open.
The win, collectively together with her Moscow title final week, secures a spot for Kontaveit on the WTA Finals to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico from on 10 November.
