Top 5 photos, 2/23: Opelka goes 2 for 2; Garin wins Rio Open



Rain may have created problems for ATP events over the weekend, but the sun shined down on a few stars Sunday with plenty of hardware to go around. Here are the Top 5 photos from the busy day of action. (Photos 1 and 2 by AP Images: 3 and 5 by Getty Images)

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World No. 54 Reilly Opelka needed to play two full matches in order to lift his second ATP trophy. The nearby West Palm Beach resident did just that, saving match point in rallying for a three-set victory over Milos Raonic, before the 6' 11'' American returned less than three hours later to defeat 5' 7'' Yoshihito Nishioka for the second successive week, this time, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2.

Yoshihito Nishioka, of Japan, left, and Reilly Opelka, right, hold their trophies after the Delray Beach Open singles final tennis match, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Delray Beach, Fla. Opelka won 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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2

Third seed Cristian Garin secured his fourth clay-court crown in less than 12 months, and second in three weeks. The 23-year-old Chilean completed a semifinal victory over Borna Coric that was carried over from Saturday, and then ended the dream run of qualifier Gianluca Mager, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Brazilian great Gustavo Kuerten was on hand for the trophy presentation.

Winner Cristian Garin of Chile, left, poses for photos with second place finisher Gianluca Mager of Italy, right, and Brazilian former tennis player Gustavo Kuerten, center, at the end of the final match of the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Luciano Belford)
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3

In Marseille, Stefanos Tsitsipas picked up the trophy without dropping a set all week for the second year running. The Greek denied Felix Auger-Aliassime his first ATP crown by clinching the championship match, 6-3, 6-4. Tsitsipas will look to carry his form into Dubai next week, where he is the No. 2 seed.

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates after winning against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during their men's singles final match at the ATP Open 13 Provence tennis tournament in Marseille, southeastern France, on February 23, 2020. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP) (Photo by GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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4

Continuing their farewell tour in Delray Beach, 16-time Grand Slam champions Bob and Mike Bryan captured their 119th team title with a 3-6, 7-5 [10-5] victory over Luke Bambridge and Ben McLachlan. As a result, the Bryans lifted an ATP trophy together for the 20th consecutive season and celebrated their sixth triumph in Delray.

5

Ons Jabeur continued her sizzling start to 2020 on the opening day of the WTA Premier 5 event in Doha. Jabeur, who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals and held match point against eventual Dubai champion Simona Halep, dismissed Katerina Siniakova, 6-3, 6-2.

DOHA, QATAR - FEBRUARY 23:  Ons Jabeur of Tunisia returns a backhand against Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic during Day 1 of the WTA Qatar Total Open 2020 at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on February 23, 2020 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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