Germany s Zverev wins Citi Open tennis

Washington Aug 7 (IANS) German rising star Alexander Zverev defeated South Africa s Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4 to win the men s singles tennis crown at the Citi Open.

The 20-year-old on Sunday lost only one set on his path to winning the Citi competition a US Open tune-up event here reports Efe.

Zverev the fifth seed broke Anderson s serve twice while winning 82 per cent of his own service points to claim his first ATP World Tour 500 title.

"It didn t feel like he gave me a whole lot. I thought he served very well. Outside of the two games I got broken I was pretty happy with the way I played. But with him playing like that I couldn t afford to give up those two serve games " the South African said after the match.

In the women s final Ekaterina Makarova prevailed over Julie Goerges of Germany 3-6 7-6(2) 6-0 in a contest that lasted more than two hours.

For the seventh-seeded Russian it was her first ATP trophy since February 2014.

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