Ivashka rolls over Ymer to capture Winston-Salem Open titleIlya Ivashka of Belarus celebrates after crushing Sweden's Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2 in the final of the Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University in North CarolinaLOS ANGELES: Ilya Ivashka became the first Belarusian since 2003 to win an ATP title, steamrolling Sweden's Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday in the final of the Winston-Salem Open. The last Belarusian to win an ATP title was Max Mirnyi in 2003 in Rotterdam. The 22-year-old Ymer didn't win his first game until the third game of the second set. Ymer, who was also competing in his first ATP final, made 37 unforced errors and had three double faults. Earlier this year, Ymer reached the third round at the Australian Open and the French Open where he defeated Gael Monfils for the biggest win of his career.

Source: Bangkok Post August 28, 2021 23:37 UTC