Australian Alex de Minaur has claimed his fourth ATP singles title with a win at the Antalya Open.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old was crowned the first ATP singles champion of 2021 after his eighth-seeded opponent Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan was forced to retire early in the match.<\/p>\n
Bublik retired after just seven minutes due to an ankle injury, with de Minaur leading 2-0 at the time.<\/p>\n
De Minaur had reached the final in Turkey following a thrilling three-set semi-final victory over world No.16 David Goffin.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJ-yeB5JENC\/<\/a><\/p>\n The No.23 ranked Aussie had previously won singles titles at the Sydney International, Atlanta Open and Zhuhai Championships all back in 2019.<\/p>\n In other tennis news, Tennis Australia on Wednesday confirmed<\/a> all available players will turn out for the Australian Open<\/a><\/p>\n Roger Federer has withdrawn in the wake of knee surgery, the highest-profile absentee. Top players like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams remain committed to the tournament, starting February 8 in Melbourne.<\/p>\n "We're giving very tough conditions, obviously. We're doing that for a reason because our objective has always been a safe environment," Tiley told TODAY on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"