TORONTO –
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Jannik Sinner is the winner of the National Bank Open.
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The seventh-seeded Italian beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-1 today for his first career Masters 1000 series title.
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Sinner broke de Minaur to close the first set in front of a near-capacity crowd at Sobeys Stadium.
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The 21-year-old right-hander maintained the pressure in the second set and closed out the match in 89 minutes.
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De Minaur is ranked 18th in the world and was unseeded at the tournament.
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El Salvador’s Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands won the doubles title earlier in the day with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American Rajeev Ram and Britain’s Joe Salisbury.
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*This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2023.*
