De Minaur throttles Brooksby to capture second Atlanta title
Alex de Minaur improve to 9-1 lifetime at the Atlanta Open with a straight set takedown of Jenson Brooksby in the final.
Alex de Minaur, Atlanta 2022 | © Daniel Varnado / AP / SIPA
After winning the 2019 Atlanta title without dropping a set, Aussie Alex de Minaur wasn’t able to make it back to the 250-level event until 2022.
No matter, he picked up right where he left off.
The 23-year-old world No 30 stormed to the title this week at the Atlanta Open, defeating Jenson Brooksby in the final for his sixth career title, 6-3. 6-3.
He improves to 9-1 lifetime in Atlanta with the win, and 32-16 on the season.
No 3-seeded De Minaur, the fourth player and first non-American to play multiple Atlanta finals, needed 91 minutes to get past Brooksby, as he broke the 21-year-old American four times from four opportunities.
Brooksby drops to 0-3 lifetime in ATP finals, while De Minaur improves to 6-4, after their first head-to-head meeting on tour.
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