Kevin wins New York Open
19 Feb 2018 11:33 PM IST
New York: South Africa's Kevin Anderson bagged only the fourth title of his career with a three-set victory over Sam Querrey to claim the ATP Tour New York Open on Sunday.
Anderson played flawlessly in the third set tie-break to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/1) in two hours and 13 minutes, ending Querrey's hopes of a title on home soil. The 31-year-old Anderson -- who lost in the final of the US Open in New York last September -- expressed delight at bucking a trend which has seen him lose in 11 finals before Sunday.
"I've been to quite a few finals and if it doesn't go your way its pretty tough to deal with," Anderson said. "It means a lot to me that I was able to come through it today."
A see-saw first set saw Anderson break first to go 2-0 up before Querrey hit back to level at 2-2 with a break of his own. Querrey then broke Andersons serve once more to take a 4-3 lead and held for 5-3. Anderson was in trouble on his next service game, and scrambled to save three set points before Querrey then served out for the opening set. Anderson ironed out the problems with his serve in the second set, racing into a 5-0 lead. Querrey holding twice to cutlead to 5-3. Anderson eventually won 6-3.
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