Argentine top seed Juan Martin Del Potro rallied to defeat US eighth seed John Isner 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to win the ATP and WTA Washington Open. Del Potro captured his third Washington title after crowns in 2008 and 2009 and stretched his win streak in the US capital to 14 matches to take the top prize of $295,200 at the $1.76 million hardcourt event, a tune-up for the US Open.
‘I’m so glad to win again here,’ Del Potro said. ‘It felt unbelievable.’
Stosur beats Azarenka for Carlsbad crown
CARLSBAD: Samantha Stosur steamrolled top-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday to win the WTA Carlsbad crown, her first title since the 2011 US Open. Australia’s Stosur, the fifth seed, made a late decision to accept a wild card into the draw pay off, notching her first victory over Azarenka in their ninth career meeting Stosur decided to play Carlsbad after she was bundled out of the previous week’s tournament in Stanford in the second round.
‘Stanford didn’t quite go to plan, and I took a last minute wild card that obviously, now I’m super-grateful for,’ she said. The US Open is the next big slam next month.