Jack Sock claimed his second ATP World Tour title, beating Joao Sousa 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 for the ASB Classic crown on Saturday. Sock, the fourth seed, became the first American to win the title at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in Auckland since John Isner in 2014 (also 2010). The 24-year-old Nebraska native adds to his 2015 Houston title and improves to 2-4 in tour-level finals. Sock broke twice in the first set to take a lead in the championship match, 6-3. The opponents traded breaks in the second set, but Sousa broke again for a 6-5 lead and then held serve once more to force a deciding set. Breaks were traded again early in the third set until...
Fourth seed Jack Sock continued his flying start to 2017 at the ASB Classic in Auckland, moving into the final with a 6-4, 6-3 win over seventh seed and fellow American Steve Johnson. “It wasn’t easy. Stevie is such a good player and had such a good year last year. I was able to fortunately get a couple of breaks and that was enough,” said Sock. “I enjoy being out here, playing in front of big crowds and being on big stages. Obviously I want to win, but either way, I’ve played a lot of matches this week and my confidence is high.” The No. 23 in the Emirates ATP Rankings continues to excel in Auckland, having finished runner-up last...
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Turns out you can lob John Isner! American Jack Sock lobbed his compatriot to earn himself a set point during their quarter-final contest at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.