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It marked Ruud's sixth career title and his first on a surface
other than clay.
Ruud, 22, never faced a break point and won 20 of his 27
first-service points. He succeeded in breaking Norrie five times
in six tries.
Sofia Open
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy won an incredible 25 of 27
first-service points and outlasted French No. 2 seed Gael
Monfils to win 6-3, 6-4 Sunday and capture the title in Sofia,
Bulgaria.
Sinner, 20, successfully defended his 2020 title at Sofia. He is
the event's first two-time winner.
Monfils put up a strong fight with four aces and 80 percent of
his first-service points won (24 of 30). But Sinner saved both
break points he faced while breaking Monfils twice.
--Field Level Media
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