Top-ranked Nadal defeats Tsitsipas in straight sets to win Rogers Cup

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TORONTO — Top-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 7-6 (4) on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup men’s singles title at Aviva Centre. Nadal converted on his first match point of the tiebreaker to win his 33rd career ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown. Tsitsipas, who beat four top-10 players to reach his first career Masters 1000 final, had no real answer for the world No. 1 in front of a near-sellout crowd on a warm, sunny afternoon. Nadal was steady and effective, using punishing groundstrokes to work Tsitsipas around the court. The Greek youngster, who turned 20 Sunday, appeared flummoxed at times and never really found his rhythm. It was still an incredible week for Tsitsipas, who

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