Yoshihito Nishioka captured his third profession ATP title early on Monday morning, outlasting Australia’s Jordan Thompson and a rain delay of almost six hours to win the Atlanta Open closing.
The 28-year-old Japanese left-hander rallied after the showers to defeat Thompson 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 within the first US hardcourt tuneup occasion for the US Open.
“It is a great week for me,” Nishioka stated. “I received slightly little bit of luck after raining.”
World quantity 86 Nishioka improved to 5-0 in profession ATP matches with Forty first-ranked Thompson, every win approaching hardcourts.
Nishioka, taking part in in his sixth profession ATP closing, added to a trophy haul that included the 2018 Shenzhen Open and 2022 Korea Open in Seoul.
“That is superb feeling,” Nishioka stated. “Third title, I couldn’t consider that from the start of the 12 months.”
Thompson, 30, was foiled in a bid for his second title of the 12 months. He received his first ATP crown in February at Los Cabos, defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud within the closing.
“It’s not the consequence we wished,” Thompson stated. “We made the ultimate. Not a nasty week.”
Nishioka would be the closing winner of the Atlanta title, with the occasion folding after this 12 months.
Thompson broke Nishioka for a 5-4 lead then held serve to shut out the primary set. Nishioka led Thompson 5-4 with the Aussie serving at 30-15 within the tenth sport of the second set when rain arrived.
Showers halted the match for almost six hours earlier than they resumed, each gamers holding serve right into a tie-breaker that Nishioka dominated, leaping forward 5-0 on the way in which to forcing a 3rd set.
The ultimate set, which started simply after midnight, started with Nishioka breaking for a 1-0 lead when Thompson swatted a forehand vast.
Nishioka saved a break level within the second sport and three extra within the fourth sport, two off Thompson errors and the opposite off a forehand smash.
Nishioka then broke once more for a 4-1 benefit by blasting a backhand cross-court winner and held twice extra to assert victory after two hours and 40 minutes when Thompson despatched a backhand service return lengthy.