20-year-old American Jenson Brooksby makes final of Hall of Fame Open in Newport
By PTI
NEWPORT: American Jenson Brooksby beat Jordan Thompson, 6-3, 7-6 (3) to advance to the final of the Hall of Fame Open.
The 20-year-old Brooksby will face Kevin Anderson, who ousted top-seeded Alexander Bublik, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5, in the first semifinal.
Brooksby is the second-youngest player to reach the final in the tournament’s 45-year history on Newport’s grass courts, the only tourney played on grass in North America.
“I was playing better at the end of the second set and brought that confidence to the tie break,” Brooksby said.
Brooksby will be playing in his first ATP Tour final, while the 35-year-old South African, Anderson, is seeking his seventh tour title.
