Japan’s Kei Nishikori defeated the big-serving John Isner of United States 4-6 6-4 6-4 and won the Citi Open title in Washington DC. It is Nishikori’s third title of the season and 10th of his career. The second seeded Nishikori now looks forward to taking the next step at the U.S. Open, where he lost to Marin Cilic in the final last year. Thi is John Isner’s third loss in the Citi Open finals in six years.
In the Women’s event, Sloane Stephens won the first Women’s Tennis Association title of her career, overwhelming Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-1, 6-2, at the Citi Open. This was 22-year-old Stephen’s first tour-level win in 84 attempts.
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