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 | Ryan Sweeting won the tournament in Houston11-04-2011 |
American Ryan Sweeting won the title of the international tennis tournament for men in Houston (U.S.) in prize money 442,500 dollars after the final beat Kei Nishikori (Japan) with 6:4, 7:6 (7:3).
The meeting continued just two hours and Sweeting made two breaks and 5 aces.
23-year-Sweeting, who played in Houston with "wild card", e No. 93 in world rankings.
For Americans this is a first career title. The semi-finals he beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia).
Kei Nishikori did not managed to take second trophy in his career and lost his second straight game against Ryan Sweeting.
Grigor Dimitrov lost in the second round of that tournament.