Brooksby Rolls On In Washington
06-Aug-2021 18:33:00 | ATP World Tour
#NextGenATP American Jenson Brooksby’s strong breakthrough form continued on Friday at the Citi Open as the wild card eased past Australian John Millman 6-1, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals in Washington.
The 20-year-old, who is appearing in his first ATP 500 tournament this week, upset World No. 15 Felix Auger-Aliassime to record a career-best win in the quarter-finals. Brooksby backed this up against 11th seed Millman, dictating throughout as he won 88 per cent (21/24) of his first-service points to advance in 68 minutes.
”He is going to make you work hard but I know I am physical and I started really strongly in the first set,” Brooksby said. “I sort of lost focus at times in the second set but that is part of it. I was still able to stay positive throughout.
“Starting strong is my mentality. It means the preparation up to it [the match] is good. What I need to work on the most is when it gets later on in matches. It was harder today [with the heat], but I am in good shape.”
Brooksby is yet to drop a set this week having also defeated former World No. 5 Kevin Anderson and 16th seed Frances Tiafoe in Washington.