Kypson clinches title in Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the second edition of the MarketBeat Open delivered one of the most thrilling finals of the ATP Challenger Tour season, as No. 5 seed Patrick Kypson battled back to defeat Great Britain’s Johannus Monday 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-5.
The hard-fought championship match lasted two hours and 34 minutes and featured just one service break, coming at the most crucial moment. Monday, who hadn’t double-faulted all match, did so for the first time in the 11th game of the final set, handing Kypson the decisive break. It was also the only break point the 23-year-old left-hander faced all afternoon.
The opening set, which took 44 minutes, saw both players hold serve comfortably without facing a single break point or deuce game. Monday edged ahead 2-0 in the tiebreak and never relinquished control, winning it 7-2.
The second set followed a similar pattern, with neither player giving up ground. Kypson faced two break points in the 11th game but saved both to stay alive. After Monday held, a second tie-break ensued. This time, Kypson earned an early mini-break at 2-0 and maintained the lead, closing it out 7-4 to level the match.
In the deciding set, Kypson fought off four break points in a tense fourth game—the longest of the match at 18 points. From there, both players held serve until the 11th game, when Monday finally cracked under pressure.
