Winston-Salem Open: Mannarino lifts the trophy

Adrian Mannarino won the trophy on Saturday night against Laslo Djere

Adrian Mannarino, Winston-Salem 2022 | © Chuck Burton/AP/SIPA

August 28, 2022

Frenchman Adrian Mannarino won the Winston-Salem Openby beating Serb Laslo Djere 7-6 (1), 6-4 at Wake Forest Tennis Complex on Saturday night.

This is his second ATP title after s’Hertogenbosch in 2019. Aged 34, the Frenchman will be ATP number 45 on Monday.

🙌 Allez Adrian 🙌@AdrianMannarino caps off a marvelous week in the southern heat to win his 2nd career title, defeating Djere 7-6 6-4!@WSOpen pic.twitter.com/ZqdD43MgLF
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 27, 2022

Mannarino, ranked No 65, defeated Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell (7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3)) saving four match points, and four seeds after that opener : Finn Emil Ruusuvuori, the No 9 seed (6-4, 6-1), Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas, the No 8 seed (6-3, 6-3), American Maxime Cressy, the No 4 seed (6-4, 7-6 (3)) and Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, the second seed (6-0, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.

In the previous rounds of the Winston-Salem, Djere, ranked No 89, beat Belgian David Goffin (6-3, 3-6, 6-3), Portuguese João Sousa, the No 16 seed (4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)), Australian qualifier Jason Kubler (7-6 (4), 6-7 (9), 6-3), Frenchman Richard Gasquet (6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6)) and Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler (7-6 (3), 7-6 (5)).