We have a South African on the roll. In a tournament where everybody was expecting big guns such as John Isner to win the title, an outsider got it by beating a qualifier!
To be frank that was fully deserved. To reach the final Anderson had to beat both Roddick and Isner with 2 very difficult matches.
‘It’s fantastic,’ said Anderson. ‘First title in the United States which is great. Apart from South Africa this is my second home. Winning one in the United States is especially exciting.’
Talking about the final, ‘I thought I got off to a good start with that break, but I just think a little bit nervous for me,’ Anderson said. ‘I don’t know how he was feeling. I felt he was making a few more serves than me and I was making some more baseline exchanges.
‘I just had to find my rhythm. But after that second break (in the fourth game of the first set) I never faced another break point.’
Matosevic was also quite pleased. He will move from the 163rd ranking to the 129th.
‘I’m pretty tired,’ Matosevic said. ‘I woke up feeling good even though I only had four hours sleep, but when I stepped out there I felt worse than I thought. I think it was a culmination of the whole week. My energy levels were pretty low. But Kevin did what he had to do out there, making a few more balls and he served great today.’
Well done to both of them!
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